A recent study finds that replacing or augmenting in-person healthcare visits with telemedicine care yielded similar or better outcomes in certain scenarios.

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Comparing information that physicians have submitted in the past with current disclosures is one way MSPs can identify red flags or read between the lines. At the time of reappointment, the MSP should compare the information the practitioner has submitted on his or her reappointment application with the information in his or her current credentials file.

The standards contained in The Joint Commission’s medical staff chapter focus mainly on governance and organization of the medical staff, credentialing and privileging licensed independent practitioners, and overseeing the clinical activities of those practitioners.

Download this chart of The Joint Commission standards in the medical staff chapter and who has responsibility for each one.

Cardiac pacing and arrhythmia management involves the use of an implantable device to regulate a patient’s abnormal or irregular heartbeat. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), a heartbeat of less than 60 beats per minute is called bradycardia; a heartbeat of more than 100 beats per minute is called tachycardia. People with uncontrolled arrhythmias are far more likely to suffer heart attacks than people with regular heartbeats. Several mechanical devices can be implanted into a patient’s chest to control an irregular heartbeat and/or to stimulate the heart muscle to pump.