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May 1, 2010   ( Volume 19, Issue 5) view entire issue
 
Robotic Surgical Simulator advances training criteria for today's surgeons

If a hospital uses robotic surgical devices, such as the da Vinci Surgical System, chances are the community knows about it. Unlike other medical devices that aren’t household names, robotic surgical systems are directly advertised to the public as providing less-invasive techniques with a faster recovery time.


 
Tailor verification letters to get the best competency data
How many times have you written to an applicant’s residency program to obtain dates of attendance and competency evaluations? It’s a given that MSPs will verify these data during the credentialing process. But MSPs may not use the most efficient methods to gather information. 
 
Joint Commission standard MS.01.01.01 scheduled for March 2011 implementation
Joint Commission standard MS.01.01.01 (formerly MS.1.20), the long-awaited standard that defines what content belongs in bylaws versus supplemental documents, will take effect March 31, 2011, according to a March 2010 Joint Commission press release.
 
MSPs work with medical staff leaders after accreditation surveys to act on results
After breathing a sigh of relief that your survey is over and before starting preparations for the next one, it’s important for the medical staff to recap their survey experience. This evaluative step allows medical staffs to gain a deeper understanding of where their organization falls on the quality patient care spectrum and how they should position themselves for their next survey.
 
Web sites that meet the demands of the MSP
I’m sitting in my office, head in one hand, mocha in the other, trying to fulfill the request for privileging criteria, P&P, and an introduction letter to our medical staff for a procedure that is new to our facility and quite the stranger to me. The feeling of being stranded on a remote island with only Wilson to talk to (for those of us who saw and loved the movie Cast Away) slowly invades my mind until the only productive thought I’m able to amass is that of frustration.
 

 
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Assessing the Competency of Low-Volume Practitioners:
The Joint Commission requires that hospitals verify physician competence using performance data. Yet organizations often have little or no data related to the competency of low- and no-volume physicians. Medical staff leaders are therefore challenged to develop a strategy that guides the hospital's relationship with low- and no-volume providers, and medical staff services departments are challenged to establish systems to verify physician competence. This fully updated book and CD-ROM set offers the necessary tools and strategies for medical staff leaders and professionals to manage the increasing number of low- and no-volume providers and comply with Joint Commission standards.

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