In addition to establishing a written agreement between facilities and making sure thorough credentialing processes are in place, hospitals should ensure the competency of the telemedicine providers they partner with by finding out as much as possible about them, including their rapport with staff and other physicians at the distant site, professional reputation, and independent references.

The Credentialing Resource Center’s (CRC) annual MSP Salary Survey measures the compensation rates, essential duties, and other workplace trends shaping the careers of MSPs across the industry. The 2019 edition features new and improved questions and response options, developed with input from MSPs working in credentialing environments ranging from acute care hospitals and ambulatory centers to CVOs and health plans. Click here to take the 2019 MSP Salary Survey today to make sure your professional experiences are represented. The more responses we have, the more meaningful (and actionable) the data will be in the special report we’ll release as a resource for CRC members. Beyond dozens of graphs, tables, and figures visualizing 2019 survey results, this report will feature expert guidance for leveraging findings in the field and years’ worth of comparative data. CRC Members can click here to download this year’s report. Note: You must be signed in with your paid CRC subscription to access it.

To show our thanks for taking the survey, we will select one person at random to recieve a free seat to the 2020 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium.

Convinced? Click the following link to take the 2019 MSP Salary Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MSPSAL2019

Accreditation organizations require medical staff services departments to perform ongoing professional practice evaluations to assess the competency of providers granted clinical privileges, including APPs, on a continual basis.The OPPE process relies on MSPs’ ability to collect clean data that accurately reflects the practitioner’s competency. Unfortunately, gathering performance data to conduct meaningful OPPEs for APPs is an ongoing challenge for MSPs.