The AMA recently adopted a new policy calling on medical schools and residency programs to incorporate content on healthcare financing into their curricula.
The AMA is specifically asking that future physicians receive training on cost effective use of diagnostic and treatment services,...
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The support of medical staff leaders and administrative leaders can make life vastly easier for MSPs. The first step toward achieving this support is to obtain leadership buy-in by providing them with the necessary tools and education to help them understand the credentialing process and the...
If you are a medical staff leader, you may think that following up with others after an MEC meeting is not your job. You may not write follow-up letters (you might sign them, but not write them!) and it is undoubtedly not your responsibility to write the minutes, etc. However, as a medical staff...
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has recently settled with Dennis Burke, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who was fired in 2015 for allegedly violating patient confidentiality. Burke shared information with the Boston Globe Spotlight team that shed light on the hospital’s practice of scheduling...
Precisely at the time that hospitals need engaged medical staff leaders, physician interest in undertaking these endeavors is rapidly waning. In many hospitals, there are simply too few incentives, too little personal satisfaction, and not enough additional time and money to be made to readily...
When faced with a negligent credentialing claim, it is absolutely essential to preserve the integrity of documentation that is in the hospital’s or healthcare entity’s possession. Take steps to ensure that information does not go missing. In most organizations, a risk manager will place the...
At least one-third of U.S. clinicians experience burnout, often caused by lengthy work hours, technologies and documentation requirements, insufficient resources, and an inability to find a healthy work-life balance. A new report from the National Academy of Medicine outlines six strategies...
CMS’s CoPs state that medical staff bylaws must “describe the organization of the medical staff” (42 CFR § 482.22(c)). One of the key structural questions a medical staff must ponder is whether to organize itself into clinical departments. Although there is no regulatory...
