In the December 31 issue of Medical Staff Leader Connection, we asked whether your medical staff services department is going paperless. Thanks to all who chimed in! It turns out that the majority of you (56%) are cutting down on paper.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 2
The primary goal of an ED call task force is to engage the medical staff at the front end of this process to foster collaboration and transparency so medical staff members know their input is important and that they are the major decision-makers for any proposed solution.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 2
Simply stated, leadership is the act of getting things done through other people. However, doing so is not always simple. Leadership is different than management in several ways.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 2
The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 1
The peer review committee should notify any physician whose case is being reviewed of the findings, even if the care was appropriate or (better yet) exemplary. Communicating with physicians even when there are no issues gives the medical staff a more balanced perspective of the committee’s...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 1
In general, there is no third-party reimbursement to cover focused review. Because the proctor does not directly assist or otherwise participate directly in patient care, insurers bear no responsibility for picking up these costs.
This week’s question and answer are excerpted from ...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 1
The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 52
As an MSP, I’m often asked to evaluate and diagnose problems that prevent the medical staff services department (MSSD) from operating at its best. I tend to think of the MSSD as the skeletal system that keeps the medical staff and hospital upright and mobile. As such, it is vulnerable to...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 52
Is your medical staff services department going paperless? Let us know by taking this quick poll. Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the Web page to view the poll!
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 52
The appellate review committee or panel, which is usually made up of members of the governing board, plays a limited role when a physician appeals a hearing judgment to the governing board, says John Harwell, Esq., a healthcare attorney based in Manhattan Beach, CA. The committee’s primary goal...
