At minimum, a referring provider expects the hospitalist to provide notification on admission of his or her patient to the hospital, updates that include any acute changes in patient status, and notification of patient discharge. Daily correspondence by voicemail, fax, e-mail, or other means (e.g., transmission of electronic record) is a best practice.

In a monumental decision last week, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. This finding ultimately upheld DACA, protecting from deportation the nearly 30,000 healthcare professionals who are currently studying, training, or practicing medicine.

A common mistake many medical staff services departments (MSSD) make is to combine a physician’s clinical evaluation request and the hospital affiliation verification request. Combining these requests can cause delays in getting the information MSPs need to complete the reappointment process.

Have an all-star MSP on your team? We want to know! Email CRC editor Karla Accorto at [email protected] with their name, organization, email address, and a few sentences about what makes them such a great MSP and team member. Your nominated MSP could be featured in an upcoming issue of our Credentialing Resource Center Digest!

The new chief medical officer (CMO) of two New Jersey hospitals says the coronavirus pandemic has left an indelible mark on the practice of medicine. Louis E. Brusco Jr., MD, was appointed as CMO of Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge and Perth Amboy early this year. Previously, he had served as CMO at Atlantic Health System's Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, New Jersey. Brusco shared the lessons he has learned as a new CMO dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

Creating an aging practitioners policy is a nuanced and often tricky process, and securing buy-in from the medical staff can prove even more challenging. Yet, it is the medical staff’s responsibility to ensure high-quality care, and doing so requires continuously verifying practitioner competency. In the following Q&A, Jonathan Goldner, DO, MMM, FCCP, FCCM, addresses questions from MSPs and physician leaders about implementing a successful aging practitioners policy.