Are you considering a change in your credentialing software or a move to an automated system? Modern medical staff services departments are increasingly turning to technologies that allow MSPs...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 10
Medical staff committees are among the vehicles driving delivery of quality patient care. Effective documentation of the issues discussed and decisions made by these committees provides a road map for the medical staff and administration to follow as they pursue the organization’s mission,...
The credentials committee chair reports directly to the medical executive committee (MEC) and the board of directors. Most often, reporting will be needed regarding applicants for medical staff appointment and staff members eligible for reappointment.
One of the most common situations that causes attribution difficulties is when care of a patient is handed off to multiple practitioners. Often, staff will list in the medical record the name of the physician who admitted the patient; however, throughout the patient's stay, the record is not...
In 2014, The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) predicted that in the next 10 years, one-third of all doctors currently practicing will retire, and there will be 90,000 fewer doctors than needed to serve the nation's aging population. The expanding role of midlevel extenders is an...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 15
Time is running out to take our MSP Salary Survey to be eligible for a drawing to win either of the following complimentary products (winner’s choice): Credentialing A to Z (book) or Negligent Credentialing: Best Practices to Prevent...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 13
Newly released! The rate of employed physicians in the United States is on the rise and shows no sign of slowing. Employed physicians are subject to medical staff processes as well as human resources/employment processes. This can lead to employed physicians slipping through the cracks or...
This series was designed to offer a guide to medical staff leaders, MSPs, and anyone else in an organization that is dealing with the fundamental shift in the relationship between medical staff and health system as the latter increasingly becomes the employer of choice for many physicians.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 13
A recent study published in Health Affairs found that when physician practices have care-management processes in place to identify and provide targeted care to patients with chronic conditions, physicians tend to use them less frequently for patients with depression.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 12
A recent poll of parents found that a majority of them are concerned that online reviews of physicians may be fake. The poll found that 36% of mothers and 22% of fathers visited websites with ratings to find physicians for themselves or family members.
