Government

NPI Application (pdf)

NPPES/NPI Registry

SDN (Specially designated nationals) List from the US Treasury

CMS Conditions of Participation

DHHS FAQs Regarding Exclusion

Accreditation

AMA Physician Profile Primary Source Elements

Joint Commission -A Brief Glossary

JC Documentation Requirements for CME

JC - Standing Together, An Emergency Planning Guide for America's Communities

Quality Check Searchable Database - For Consumers and Healthcare Professionals

Law/ Regulations

Additional Handouts - Avoiding Negligent Credentialing Claims - from Barbara Blackmond of Horty Springer & Mattern's Sunday 9/17/06 NAMSS Preconference Session in Atlanta -

1. Powerpoint Slides
2. Case Studies
3. Hospital Liability
4. Strubhart v Perry Memorial Hospital
5. Phillips v Burt
6. Kadlec Medical Center - 7/05
7. Kadlec Medical Center - 6/06

Duty to Disclose - the Kadlec Case

Hospital Follows Bylaws in a Professional Review Action and gets HCQIA Immunity - from Horty Springer

Liability for Temporary Hospital Privileges - Candler General Hosp, GA, - 1994

HIPAA Myths and Facts for Professionals - from AHIMA

Dallas cardiologist Lawrence Poliner, M.D. is awarded $366 million in a case alleging malicious peer review

Articles

A Valuable Life - Dealing with Physician Impairment

Aging Physicians and Firefighters

Avoiding Allegations of Sexual Misconduct in the Healthcare Setting - With a Focus on Ohio Law

Developing Powerful Communication Skills - A Life-Long Task

Doctors by the Score

Doing Lunch at the Networking Cafe

Enhancing Our Professional Image Through Leadership

Identity Theft - Have You Been Cloned?

Interviewing Physicians for Medical Staff Membership

Kick the Habit of Self Criticism - Banish the Bully

MSSPs - A Vital Part of Your Healthcare Team

Not a Doctor's Dating Service After All

Over the River and Through the Woods

Patients Rate Doctors Online - A New Web Site

The Ugly Truth About Credentialing & Privileging

Q&A

HcPro - Ask the Expert

Horty Springer Question of the Week

Patient Grievance Resources

Advocate Alliance

Simple Data Solutions

Online Networking

MSSP-Talk
MSSP-Talk is a networking chat group exclusively for Medical Staff Service Professionals. Membership is free.

To Join:
Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MSSP_Talk/
and click on "Join this Group". You will then be contacted by one of the moderators.

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