Exercise testing is typically performed as an outpatient procedure by a team of healthcare providers. Cardiologists oversee exercise testing and are responsible for the interpretation of results. Increasingly, the procedure is conducted and super­vised by nonphysician practitioners, including clinical exercise physiologists, reg­istered nurses (RN) and nurse practitioners (NP), physician assistants (PA), and physical therapists (PT). 

Today's free resource spotlights three key perspectives on suitable involvement of nonphysician practitioners in exercise testing. 

Verify and Comply, Sixth Edition, includes both credentialing and medical staff standards and regulations in one easy-to-navigate manual, giving MSPs one book that answers all their accreditation questions. This expanded guide includes ambulatory care, acute care, and managed care standards for the most popular regulators and accreditors: CMS, The Joint Commission, NCQA, DNV, HFAP, and AAAHC. From initial appointment to reappointment to medical staff functions, these standards are side by side in an easy-to-read grid.

The Medical Staff Office Manual: Tools and Techniques for Success is a comprehensive guide that maps every aspect of the medical staff office, from onboarding and orienting physicians to querying other facilities for practitioner information and effectively collaborating with physician leadership.

National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week is November 6–12. How will you be celebrating? Send your ideas, tips, photos, and planning materials to Editor Delaney Rebernik at drebernik@hcpro.com, and you could see your contributions featured on the CRC site. Stay tuned for details on the special deals we’re launching that week to honor the hardworking professionals at the heart of patient safety and quality care. 

Interested in sharing your opinions and learning what your colleagues are up to? Join HCPro on Wednesday, November 16, from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. EST for a medical staff-related focus group. We want to know what the hot topics are in medical staff services, what issues you are struggling with, and how we can help you meet your daily challenges. Email Karen Kondilis at kkondilis@hcpro.com to sign up.

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