Despite considerable improvements in patient safety, an unacceptable number of medical errors still occur at the local and national level. That’s the finding of the report released in June by the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety, a Boston-based advocacy group started in 2004 by the state of Massachusetts in honor of the late Boston Globe reporter.

Every profession goes through the stress of growth and expansion—as it develops, lessons are learned, achievements are acknowledged, and a path is established to help new professionals achieve success. Almost every MSP has felt unrecognized or misunderstood at some point in his or her professional career.

Also, medical boards take action against physicians in Massachusetts and California, medical group receives $2.6 million in overpayments, and patient medical images exposed online across the globe. Find out what’s happening in the world of federal healthcare regulations by reviewing some recent headlines from across the country.

For numerous MSPs, provider enrollment is becoming an increasingly familiar topic. According to the 2018 MSP Salary Survey Report, approximately 30% of respondents who work in the medical staff services department also handle provider enrollment. Although that means 70% of MSPs do not currently deal with provider enrollment, it is likely that they may in the future. Therefore, Medical Staff Briefing sought to provide education on provider enrollment that could help both those already in the field and MSPs who may eventually take on enrollment responsibilities.

Start the process as early as possible and collect as much of the application information as possible in advance.