A Novel Approach for the Medical Staff Services Department

Hospitals and health systems regularly outsource non-core functions to specialty service companies to increase service levels, enhance quality, and control cost. The medical staff services department has historically been ‘below the radar’ as a business function. Increasingly, however, the workload and service levels of this function have a direct effect on revenue, cost, quality, compliance, and physician satisfaction.

Greeley Company research demonstrates that outsourcing the medical staff services department can be an effective strategy for cost-conscious hospitals and healthcare systems anticipating or undergoing significant changes in their practitioner relationships, such as an increase in employed physicians, a growing number of advanced practice professionals, or a shift to global contracting.

This white paper explores:

Factors that commonly contribute to suboptimal medical staff services and outcomes
The main purpose and functions of the medical staff services department
The benefits of outsourcing the functions of the medical staff services department

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