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Celebrate National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week!
To celebrate National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week, we asked medical staff leaders to share their thoughts on the MSPs that they work with daily.
Stewart Hamilton, MD, CMO of Yuma Regional Medical Center in Yuma, AZ says, “They are some of the most dedicated and hardworking medical professionals that I have ever known. They are the unsung and unrecognized heroes in healthcare and, in particular, patient safety.”
Let’s get Medical Staff Services Awareness Week off to a running start!
As I’m sure many of you are aware, Medical Staff Services Awareness Week is November 1-7. To get the celebrations off to a bang, I thought I’d ask some MSPs what this upcoming week means to them and how being an MSP has shaped their lives. Here’s what Kathleen Tafel, medical staff services consultant and former manager, medical staff services at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY had to say:
I came to the world of credentialing through the good fortune of an interview with two individuals: the director of medical affairs and the chief medical officer. They assessed a myriad of talents, both hard and soft (computer skills, medical terminology, meeting organization, supervisory and leadership, committee participation and leadership) and matched them to the skill-set they were looking for to fulfill the manager position for Medical Staff Services.
NAMSS conference: Photo slideshow
It was so great seeing everyone at NAMSS 33rd Annual Conference & Exhibition in Reno, NV earlier this week. I enjoyed talking to everyone who stopped by the HCPro and Greeley booths to say hello.
Here are some photo highlights from my trip.
This year’s conference was held in Reno. But don’t be fooled by its desert location—the weather was downright chilly when you stepped out of the hotel.
For me, the conference started at the Chicago airport when I ran into a group of MSPs heading West. Here’s a photo of fellow blogger Rita Schwab waiting for our airplane.
Our friends at CACTUS software posed for a group photo at the opening of the exhibit hall on Sunday night.
Laura Harrington, RN, MHA, CHCQM, FAIHQ, director of credentialing and privileging at The Greeley Company, was on hand to talk strategy when it came to medical staff matters.
Also on hand were Rick Sheff, MD, CMSL, Chairman and Executive Director of The Greeley Company and Maureen Coler, who answered Core Privilege Plus software questions. (R. to L. Emily Berry, Rick Sheff, Maureen Coler).
HCPro book authors Nancy Lian, CPMSM, CPCS and Carol Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS stopped by to say hello to MSPs. (R. to L. Susan Collier, Nancy Lian, Carol Cairns).
Congratulations to Merella Schandl, CPMSM, CPCS who won this year’s Coach bag raffle. What a great surprise!
I can’t wait to meet new faces at next year’s conference! What was your favorite memory in Reno? Share your stories in the comment boxes below.
CP+ breakfast demo at NAMSS conference
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Free Live Demonstration
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
7:00 to 8:30 a.m. PST
NAMSS Annual Conference in Reno, NV
Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
Nevada 6 and 7 rooms