A medical group sought to optimize credentialing for economic sustainability. Evaluating staffing levels and embracing technology led to reduced write-offs, improved onboarding, and lower labor costs.
This regional health system benchmarked its medical staff services performance and found opportunities to reduce credentialing and enrollment time, accelerate cash, and unify its team.
Organizations under financial strain often cut back medical staff services. But they fare better if they fortify this function to prevent budgetary constraints from adversely affecting patient safety.
Organizations that invest in optimized medical staff services will increase clinician retention, satisfaction, and return on investment. We discuss how to lay this foundation for organizational growth.
When leaders recognize the MSSD as a core driver of organizational performance and empower medical services professionals with the necessary tools, they set their organization up for success.
A 3-year medical staff reapplication cycle can reduce administrative burdens without impacting safety or regulatory risks—but only with a comprehensive knowledge of applicable requirements.
Putting the right credentialing protocols in place can safeguard what’s most precious—your patients’ safety, your organization’s reputation, and your practitioners’ wellbeing.
In November, The Joint Commission changed its reappointment cycle standards—moving from a two-year to a three-year cycle for reappointment/re-privileging, or for a period required by law or regulation if shorter.
