In the June 4 issue of MS Leader Connection, we reported that hospitals aren’t reporting to the National Practitioner Data Bank as often as they should, according to “Hospitals Drop the Ball on Physician Oversight,” published by Public...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 24
During disasters, such as hurricanes, floods, and tornados, your staff may be so pumped up on adrenaline that it forgets one of the basic elements of an efficient operation: adequate rest. After Hurricane Rita ripped through Louisiana in 2005, Christus St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 24
If your organization requires documentation of TB or other immunizations, the medical staff should also have a tracking mechanism for the expiration date. Your organization should determine whether it wishes to extend a grace period for practitioners to submit the documentation as well as what...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 24
The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 23
Physicians in Mesa County, IA may have the healthcare reform solution we’ve all been looking for. In 2006, two hospitals in the area reported some of the lowest Medicare reimbursement rates in the country: $2,664 per year compared to a national average of $3,193, according to a...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 23
EMTALA is an unfunded federal mandate that requires hospitals to provide ED on-call services according to their available resources. Unfortunately, only physicians can fulfill this requirement, so hospitals are increasingly being asked to finance the shortfall between the payment physicians are...
