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Medical Staff professionals around the world assist their respective Medical Staffs as they carry out their responsibility for oversight of the care, treatment, and services provided by practitioners with privileges to practice in the hospital setting. The Medical Staff is a self-governing body that reports to and is accountable to the hospital’s governing body. Our Medical Staff Assistant, Cyndy Hall, is instrumental in making that happen.
With the guidance of Medical Staff Leadership and Administration and with the help of Food and Nutrition Services, Environmental Services, Educational Services, Information Systems, and each of the individuals who participate in the meetings, Cyndy manages the committee and department meetings of the Medical Staff.
Just as an employee applies for the position that gives them authorization to work at the hospital, so does the physician who wants to make use of the hospital’s facility to care for his patients. A Medical Staff Credentialer performs an investigation of the statements made by the physician in the application and provides that information to the Medical Staff Leaders responsible for determining whether or not the physician may practice at the Hospital and the privileges he will be allowed to exercise.
This activity, teamed with the peer review process guided by the Quality Management Department, serves to fulfill the Hospital’s responsibility to ensure that physicians permitted to practice at the facility are highly qualified and to protect the public from acts of negligence by members of the Medical Staff. Credentialers Gloria Vaughn and Diana Testa work cooperatively with Quality Management Coordinator Tammy Porter, BSN, RN to assure these responsibilities are met on an ongoing basis.
Medical Staff Services Manager, Kay Bolin, CPMSM, CPCS, is certified in Professional Medical Services Management and as a Provider Credentialing Specialist. She coordinates the activities of the Medical Staff Services Department and serves as a resource to Medical Staff Leadership and Hospital Administration as they carry out their respective responsibilities.
Questions or concerns may be forwarded to Medical Staff Services by phone (573-651-5535), by fax (573-986-5987), or by email (kbolin@sehosp.org). The Medical Staff Services Department reports to and depends upon guidance from the Vice President/Chief Medical Officer, E. Lee Taylor, MD, JD. |