The story of Michael Swango, the physician currently serving a life prison sentence for poisoning his patients and colleagues, motivated numerous medical executive committees to conduct background investigations on all medical staff applicants. Such practices allow medical staffs to identify individuals who are not qualified for medical staff membership and clinical privileges.

Credentialing Resource Center Digest is changing its delivery days! Instead of landing in your inbox Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, CRC Digest will now arrive on Fridays only. Not to worry: You will still receive the same timely, engaging content that CRC Digesthas always provided you, just in a way that doesn't clutter your inbox! Look for your first edition of the new CRC Digest on Friday, March 18.

Last month in CRCJ, we covered some important duties for MSPs and the latest trends and insights for those roles. This month, we look deeper into some key responsibilities. Jodie Chant, MPA/HCA, BHSA, CPCS, RHIT, president of Chant Medical Staff Resources, LLC, shares insights on four particular aspects of an MSP’s role:

• Governance
• Clinical and professional practice measures and analytics
• Medicolegal concepts
• Provider enrollment