Medical Staff Services Department

Patricia Furci, RN, MA, Esq., and Samuel J. Furci, MPA, tackle the issues medical staffs must be aware of...Read More »

The updated National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) Guidebook was released in April and included significant changes that may have...Read More »

By nature, I am an easygoing person and do not like to give a lot of direction, especially to the medical staff leaders that I "coach." I like to...Read More »

The ease of your credentialing process will either attract physicians or send them running, says William K. Cors, MD, MMM, FACPE....Read More »

A look at the job duties of MSPs, including what non-medical staff service functions they oversee. According to the survey, one-third of MSPs...Read More »

"What just happened?"

This can be a hard question to answer in the wake of a stressful "medical staff office emergency," such as a...Read More »

Although there is no mandatory time limit for any aspect of credentialing, medical staff offices should process applications in a timely manner....Read More »

Organizations should proactively identify how they will address low- or no-volume practitioners, both at initial appointment and reappointment, to...Read More »

by Kathleen Tafel, manager of medical affairs and professional credentialing at St. Clair Hospital in Pittsburgh

A tremendous...Read More »

The picture for healthcare employment is complicated, and no one would argue that things are getting simpler or more lucrative for many hospitals...Read More »