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Issue 7, July 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Get your reappointments on the right cycle

  If your reappointment process has become another exercise in paperwork, it's time to reassess it...

• Due diligence: Handling imposters and questionable physician history

  One of the primary roles of an MSP at any healthcare facility is ensuring that a physician actually...

• New policy lays the term 'board eligibility' to rest

  Gone are the days when physicians could claim they were board eligible, even if they finished...

• The Complete Guide to FPPE

  The variability of peer review results across the nation has made it necessary for organizations to...

• Expired reappointments: What to do when you find them

  While auditing your credentialing database, you come across dates that send a chill down your...

Issue 6, June 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Tying quality metrics into clinical competence

  Your quality department may do a great job collecting quality data on your physicians, but if the...

• Are your medical staff leaders ready for an accreditation survey?

  You know an accreditation survey is just around the corner, so you have been preparing by...

• New Mexico law requires medical board reporting for terminated employees

  In the beginning of 2012, New Mexico expanded its state laws regarding reporting settlements...

• On the road to perfection

  "Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly ­pursue perfection knowing that perfection...

Issue 5, May 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Make your medical staff office paperless

  Going paperless is a great way to become more green, embrace new technology, and become more...

• Get the malpractice information you need

  Whether it's intentional or not, practitioners may not always provide you with the malpractice...

• Make your proctor evaluation form straightforward, user-friendly

  If your medical staff office (MSO) has a hard time getting completed proctor evaluation forms...

• OIG exclusion database: Assess your query frequency

  MSPs have a plethora of information to monitor, update, and report. Among the most critical is the...

Issue 4, April 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Develop policies specific to the roles of APPs

  An increasing number of nonphysician practitioners are looking to expand their knowledge and skill...

• Thoracoscopy - Procedure 22

  Thoracoscopy - Procedure 22

• Set a strong meeting agenda

  A medical staff meeting agenda is more than just a piece of paper with an aesthetically pleasing...

• Telemedicine standards set

  CMS recently approved the final language of the Joint Commission standards regarding credentialing...

• Applying financial statistics to credentialing

  An interesting thing happened to me while reading a book on understanding satisfaction surveys.

Issue 3, March 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Should your organization develop a fast-track credentialing policy?

  The recruiting office has found an exceptional candidate to join the medical staff. The hospital is...

• How to meet in the middle of the credentialing, recruiting, and enrollment triangle

  A smooth onboarding process should always be the goal of an organization. However, healthcare...

• Sharing your piece of the MSO pie

  A colleague recently contacted me asking for assis­tance in preparing for her next medical...

Issue 2, February 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Joint Commission eliminates 'disruptive behavior' from elements of performance

  The Joint Commission will no longer use the term "disruptive behavior" in standard...

• Searching for valid credentialing information online

  Access to the Internet has made it easier to track down credentialing information. The real job for...

• PAs, APNs, and the medical staff office

  With hospitals hiring more physician assistants (PA) and advanced practice nurses (APN), it is...

• MSPs make lemonade out of lemons

  "Make lemonade out of lemons." How many times do we hear this advice in the medical staff...

Issue 1, January 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Could your MSSD benefit from a peer review coordinator?

  Keeping track of the steps of the peer review process can be just as daunting for MSPs as the...

• What role will MSPs play in ACOs?

  A-C-O. It's only three letters, but to many in the healthcare industry they represent one of the...

• Turn your application into a powerful tool

  A job application is the first look an employer gets at a potential employee. Along with providing...

• Tips for smooth sailing into the new year

  I always love the beginning of a new year because it provides an opportunity for reflection...