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Supercharge Your Job Search: 4 Steps to Telling Your Story

2022-07-11T17:46:45+00:00|Career Development|

It’s a safe bet that, for virtually every position you’ve held, you’ve experienced the often-nauseating mix of anxiety and hope that accompanies the job search and interview process. Yet the way you approach that process speaks volumes about your preparation style. You may be like an ostrich, opting to stick your head in the sand

Smooth Landing: Reduce Stress Following Time Away

2022-07-11T17:48:41+00:00|Self-Care|

Your suitcase is packed, your passport is in your carry-on, you’ve checked into your flight to paradise, but something is missing. Oh, yes! You forgot to prepare for your time away from your career. Whether you’re anticipating a much-needed vacation or encountering an unexpected absence, it’s important to prepare for your return to the office

Spotlight: Jennifer Froemel, LCPC, CMHIMP

2022-07-11T17:50:01+00:00|TMG Team Spotlight|

Co-Presenter, TMG “Unstoppable!” Webinars Jennifer Froemel, LCPC, CMHIMP, is a clinical therapist who strongly believes in an integrative approach to mental and physical wellness. In 2014, she founded Innovative Counseling Partners, which works consultatively with medical, alternative, and spiritual practitioners to ensure a holistic approach that positively impacts client well-being. With nearly 30 years of

Spotlight: Wendi Stivers

2022-07-11T17:50:59+00:00|TMG Team Spotlight|

Speaker's Team Wendi Stivers has served the medical staff services industry for 12 years, first in correctional healthcare and now in the private sector. As the manager of Medical Staff Services, California Central Coast Division of Dignity Health, she specializes in hospital and ambulatory clinic credentialing and payer enrollment. In this role, Wendi provides oversight

The Need for Trained Payer Enrollment Professionals

2022-07-11T17:54:06+00:00|Provider Enrollment|

The ever-changing landscape of the medical staff services profession can lead to ill-defined areas of responsibility, additional assigned responsibilities, or both. When you don’t have the training or tools to do the job well, it can feel like you’ve been thrown into the deep end of the pool without knowing how to swim. This is

Spotlight: Joyce Moore, MPA, CPCS®, CPMSM®

2022-07-11T17:55:29+00:00|TMG Team Spotlight|

Speaker's Team Joyce Moore, MPA, CPCS®, CPMSM®, launched her medical staff services career in 2006. Hired to address the need for a newly mandated physician report card, she worked to develop BJC-Christian Hospital’s Joint Commission-compliant “Physician Report Card,” now known as the FPPE and OPPE. She has served in a variety of facilities, including large

Profiles in Leadership: Pioneer Carol Cairns

2022-07-11T17:59:06+00:00|Profiles in Leadership|

Watching her captivate an audience with anecdotes from her life, and wisdom gained from 55 years working in medical staff services, one would never guess that Carol Cairns used to break out in hives at the prospect of giving a five-minute presentation to a medical staff committee. “I’m living proof you can conquer that fear!”

International Accreditation

2022-07-11T18:01:05+00:00|Accreditation|

Due to a near-universal desire for quality healthcare and the fact that in many parts of the world, more and more people are choosing to cross international borders to access healthcare, there is a growing interest in international healthcare accreditation (Lovern, 2008). Medical tourism (global healthcare) is becoming increasingly important as people seek healthcare outside

Spotlight: Lisa Deterding

2022-07-11T18:02:36+00:00|TMG Team Spotlight|

Team Med Global Operations Director Lisa Deterding is Team Med Global's Operations Director. With more than 29 years of administrative experience, Lisa ensures that all of TMG’s proverbial trains run on time. She leverages her expertise in team building, organization, and communication to develop processes, oversee Team Med Global’s daily operations, and create seamless experiences

The MSSD Transformation: 6 Power Thoughts to Thrive During Change

2022-07-11T18:07:20+00:00|Medical Staff Services Department|

When reviewing the evolution of the Medical Staff Services Department (MSSD) over the past 30 years, the changes are obvious. Long gone are the days when a practitioner came to the hospital on the word from a colleague or where a secretary was responsible for getting a record of the provider. And, thankfully, long gone

Spotlight: Sherri Selesky, CPCS®

2022-07-11T18:08:53+00:00|TMG Team Spotlight|

TMG Medical Staff Services Department Team Sherri Selesky, CPCS®, has more than 19 years of experience in credentialing. She’s currently the Credentialing Coordinator for Heritage Valley Health System in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, where she oversees the credentialing and recredentialing process for over 500 providers. She is also Team Coordinator for Accreditation Manager Plus (AMP) for The

It’s Time to Enroll in TMG University!

2022-07-11T18:14:46+00:00|TMG University|

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, which means that the New Year will be here before we know it. Now is exactly the right time to devise your professional development goals for 2020, and then enroll in TMG University. The enrollment deadline for the 11-week term that begins January 5, 2020 is November 29, 2019.

Spotlight: Mary Jo Sexton-Tosh, MSA

2022-07-11T18:17:00+00:00|TMG Team Spotlight|

TMG University Mary Jo Sexton-Tosh, MSA has been a member of Team Med Global since 2016, and currently serves as Director of Education. She is passionate about overseeing the TMG’s Executive MSP program and promoting medical staff services, payer enrollment, peer review, and quality improvement.  Mary Jo has worked in leadership for over 25 years

Spotlight: Stephanie Russell, BS, CPMSM®, CPCS®

2022-07-11T18:18:49+00:00|TMG Team Spotlight|

TMG Speakers’ Team, Hospital Team, CVO Team, Payer Enrollment Institute With more than 30 years of executive medical staff services experience, Stephanie Russell, BS, CPMSM®, CPCS®, is the director of medical staff services and credentialing for the southern region of UCHealth in Colorado Springs, Colorado. There, she oversees four facilities with three medical staffs, including

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