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| Friday, November 11, 2016 |
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Weekly Roundup: National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week | CRC Symposium: Raise a glass to travel and training | Come join us at the 2017 CRC Symposium in Austin, Texas, for engaging education and training. And after the sessions are done, take some time to enjoy everything the city has to offer. Did you know the greater Austin area is home to an array of excellent, breweries, vineyards, and distilleries? Whatever you’re drink of choice, there’s sure to be a place just right for you. |
Compensation rises for C-suite physician leaders | The total median compensation for physicians in leadership roles this year is $350,000, according to Cejka Executive Search’s 2016 Physician Leadership Compensation Survey. This represents an 8% gain from the previous survey in 2013. |
Heard this week | "I just couldn't recruit anyone to come to Connecticut." - State Rep. Prasad Srinivasan, MD, discusses how the state's medical malpractice laws make it difficult to recruit and retain new physicians. |
Sample MSP career ladder criteria | Professional recognition and advancement opportunities are keys to maintaining a productive, engaged workforce—not to mention major emphases of National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week. Today’s free resource is documentation for an MSP career ladder program, courtesy of Barbara Warstler, MBA, CPMSM, director of medical staff services and credentialing at University Hospitals (UH) in Cleveland. |
Play a supporting role in peer review | This Medical Staff Services Awareness Week it’s important to remind those outside the profession of all the important work MSPs do every day. For example, while credentialing and privileging might be considered job one for MSPs, the medical staff office is more involved in quality and peer review processes than ever before. |
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New Members-Only Content | Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt - Procedure 219 | Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a percutaneous procedure used to treat cirrhosis, a severe liver disease commonly caused by hepatitis or alcohol abuse. Cirrhosis produces scar tissue that blocks the flow of blood passing through the liver from the portal vein, which carries blood from the intestines to the liver, to the hepatic veins, which carry blood from the liver back to the heart. |
Legal and regulatory news roundup | Find out what’s happening in the world of federal healthcare regulations by reviewing some recent headlines from across the country. |
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CRC Announcements | Free demo: Get to know the new CRC | The Credentialing Resource Center website is sporting a sleek new look, an assortment of upgraded and expanded membership benefits, and a robust publishing model for our signature news and analysis. Watch our complimentary demo for the inside scoop on the new and improved CRC. Click here to register. |
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| Product Spotlight | The Medical Staff Office Manual The Medical Staff Office Manual: Tools and Techniques for Success is a comprehensive guide that maps every aspect of the medical staff office, from onboarding and orienting physicians to querying other facilities for practitioner information and effectively collaborating with physician leadership. In this in-depth manual, author Marna Sorensen, CMPSM, provides MSPs guidance on their role within an organization, quick access to accreditation and regulatory information, and job descriptions and customizable forms to simplify a constantly growing list of daily responsibilities. In honor of National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week, get 20% off any HCPro medical staff book, handbook, or new subscription to the Credentialing Resource Center by using the promo code MSPWEEK2016 at checkout. Head over to our store now! | |
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