Organizations should proactively identify how they will address low- or no-volume practitioners, both at initial appointment and reappointment, to ensure that they are extending privileges only to individuals who can demonstrate current clinical competence.
by Kathleen Tafel, manager of medical affairs and professional credentialing at St. Clair Hospital in Pittsburgh
A tremendous amount of information and work product moves through the medical staff services department (MSSD) on a daily basis. Numerous interactions with “customers...
New technology requires a practitioner to pursue new privileges, whereas an extension of current technology may require only an extension of privileges. How do you decide which is which? When determining whether it is necessary to grant a practitioner new privileges for a technology, the...
Effective meetings are critical to medical staff leadership—after all, meetings that run long and veer off topic are considered a waste of time, and your medical staff members will find myriad reasons to avoid them. Use this...
This week of medical staff leadership coverage begins with a New Jersey court case that illustrates how following procedures regarding professional review actions can help ensure HCQIA immunity.
In the case, Neelu Pal, MD, sued Jersey City Medical Center, its medical-dental staff, and the...
