A physician accused of killing patients by overprescribing opioids is now suing Mount Carmel Health System for defamation. William Husel, DO, claims that patients died from their illnesses, not the medication, and that he did not deviate from the hospital’s end-of-life care policy. Husel has previously said he was trying to provide comfort to dying patients who had stopped undergoing live-saving measures.

The degree to which credentials files can be protected from discovery in legal proceedings is generally a matter of state law. Most credentialing work is considered a peer review activity performed by the medical staff and governing board. As a result, state laws generally grant some amount of peer review protection to those parts of a particular credentials file that are acted upon by medical staff committees or the board.

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In 2019, approximately 44% of physicians reported feeling burned out. Among the most burned-out specialties were critical care, neurology, family medicine, OB-GYN, and internal medicine. While statistics and other information concerning physician burnout are readily available, burnout among MSPs is not garnering nearly as much attention.

Succeeding as a medical staff services manager/director requires more than just knowing the ins and outs of credentialing, privileging, and medical staff bylaws. You must also know how to be a leader, deal with stressful situations, manage your staff, manage your time, and delegate work tasks.