Every profession goes through the stress of growth and expansion—as it develops, lessons are learned, achievements are acknowledged, and a path is established to help new professionals achieve success. Almost every MSP has felt unrecognized or misunderstood at some point in his or her...
The medical staff services department (MSSD) and the medical staff work together to achieve the single most important goal of any healthcare organization: ensuring patient safety. However, in order to do this well, MSPs in the MSSD as well as physicians on the medical staff need to develop and...
As staffing and personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages continue to rise, it is likely that many members of the medical staff will soon exerience...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 29, Issue 4
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has created a new must-pass element for credentialing for 2020 that requires organizations to have policies and procedures describing their credentialing system controls. The new must-pass element falls under its Health Plan standard, “CR 1,...
