The Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) is the #1 resource for MSPs and credentialing professionals. A membership to CRC provides credentialing and medical staff professionals with a searchable database...
More community practices are joining hospital systems because it makes economic sense for both parties. However, when hospitals acquire community practices and clinics, the medical staff services department (MSSD) faces credentialing and privileging questions. Will physicians in newly acquired...
Q: With regard to the decision to opt in or out of a unified, integrated medical staff, our bylaws say that only active medical staff members have a vote. Does this mean we need a revision to allow other categories of medical staff to vote as well?
In addition to requiring competency information from practitioners, organizations should develop a policy and procedures specifying which data they will share, and how, and the healthcare entities with which the data will be shared. An important early step is to evaluate the state peer review...
