Today's Quick Tip comes from Credentialing A to Z, a new book that offers spot training, answers frequently asked questions, includes sample forms, and provides quizzes for all levels of medical staff service. Knowing what...
Medical staff governance means more than drafting bylaws and amending policies. It can also require leaders to address colleagues' unprofessional behavior. Help with this thorny issue can be found in Managing Problem Practitioners: A Leadership Guide to Dealing With Impaired, Disruptive,...
This week's CRC Daily topic, medical staff governance, is an area where MSPs' knowledge of both medical staff bylaws and accreditors' requirements makes them a valuable resource for their organization. Below is a recent Medical Staff Briefing column addressing impaired and...
Continuous readiness is your best preparation for an accreditation survey—but how do you prepare? By knowing your processes and being able to talk about them with the surveyors. It is also helpful to know the accreditors’ standards that apply to medical staff and credentialing. As the MSP, you...
The revised Conditions of Participation (CoP) allow certain nonphysician practitioners, when determined to be eligible for appointment by the governing body, to have privileges like other medical staff members. These nonphysician practitioners may be advanced practice registered nurses...
