Publisher's Synopsis
<p> <b><i>Medical Staff Management: Forms, Policies, and Procedures for Health Care Providers </i></b>is the only comprehensive collection of forms, policies, procedures, correspondence, and more, covering: </p> <ul> <li> Credentialing </li> <li> Privileging </li> <li> Accreditation and regulations </li> <li> Allied health professionals </li> <li> Quality assessment and improvement </li> <li> And much more! </li> </ul> <p> <b><i>Medical Staff Management</i> </b>gives you the tools you need to efficiently and properly manage medical staff matters - such as credentialing, privileges, quality improvement, and many others. With hundreds of proven and innovative forms, policies, procedures, worksheets, flowcharts, and other management tools at your fingertips, you'll find important guidance on virtually all topics, including: </p> <ul> <li> Credentialing activities specific to hospitals, allied health professionals (AHPs) and managed and ambulatory care </li> <li> Legal issues and documents, including drug testing for applicants </li> <li> Medical staff development tools </li> <li> Sample job descriptions as well as descriptions for allied health professionals </li> <li> "CORE" privileging and related criteria </li> <li> Policies and procedures used by Credentialing Verification Organizations (CVOs) </li> <li> Effective meeting management </li> <li> Legal issues such as fair hearing policies, confidentiality policies and other policies relating to corrective action </li> <li> Leadership and new physician orientation programs </li> <li> Preparation of surveys by accrediting agencies and standardized application forms </li> <li> And many more! </li> </ul> <p> Plus, you will find multiple forms, policies and guidelines that may be used directly as they are, or combined - either with material in the manual or with material currently used by your organization. </p> <p> <b><i>Medical Staff Management</i></b> has been updated to include: </p> <ul> <li> Intent to Practice Form: Initial Application </li> <li> Intent to Practice: Sample Bylaws Language </li> <li> Verification forms for degree, internship, and residency/fellowship </li> <li> Letters with Competency Evaluation for peer reference, hospital affiliation, and work history </li> <li> Claims History - Insurance Liability Carrier </li> <li> PSV, Data Gathering Grid (CVO) </li> <li> Credentialing Verification Office policies </li> <li> Intent to Practice Form - Reappointment </li> <li> New Product and Technology Request Form </li> <li> Sample Policy for Request for New Procedure/Treatment </li> <li> Surgery Service: General Surgery Core Privileges </li> <li> General Surgery and Oncology Surgery: Privilege Request Form </li> <li> Urology Core Privilege Request Form </li> <li> CRNA Affiliate Medical Staff Credentialing Checklist </li> <li> Affiliation and Competence Assessment for Continued CRNA Privileges </li> <li> Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner: Privilege Request Form </li> <li> And much more! </li> </ul> <p> </p>
