The National Association of Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) has announced the launch of its NAMSS PASS™ tool. NAMSS PASS (Practitioner Affiliation Sharing Source) is a secure, online repository intended to provide a quick and easy method to access primary source affiliation...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 5
Medical staff services isn't what it used to be, and no MSP would argue with that. What was once an administrative job has become a highly technical career, and it's getting more specialized with every day that goes by.
The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed a Superior Court's decision to award attorney's fees of approximately $413,000 and additional costs of approximately $26,000 to Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford, Del., based on the language in its medical staff bylaws credentials...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 16
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri granted SSM Healthcare System's motion for summary judgment in an action brought by a medical doctor challenging a peer review decision to revoke his medical staff membership and clinical privileges at one of...
The Joint Commission was scheduled, on paper, to arrive in first quarter 2013-which was why, in October 2012, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Chicago's Cook County was a little surprised to see Joint Commission surveyors at their door one Tuesday morning. Although the arrival...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 4
Pilots are forced to retire at the age of 65. In many states, senior citizen drivers must undergo a road test every year to maintain their license. Insurance companies often pay tractor trailer drivers to retire when their age and physical conditions pose too much of a risk. But...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 12
A searchable online database of federal safety rule violations at U.S. hospitals has been launched by CMS. It is available to healthcare providers, payers, and patients. Click on the link above to read more.
