Having all documents related to physician performance in one easy-to-find spot may take a lot of effort upfront, but it will make conducting peer review easier. In this week’s blog post, Anne Roberts, CPCS, CPMSM, discusses the advantages of doing so and tips for getting it done.
Hospitalists who are guaranteed more money make less overall, according to the Medical Group Management Association's and the Society of Hospital Medicine's State of Hospital Medicine: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data. The report states that adult hospitalists who earn high...
Historically, fraud and abuse claims were not connected to medical staff credentialing. Rather, medical staff credentialing is typically linked to cases in which a physician sues over denial of privileges or corrective action, negligent credentialing cases brought by patients,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 12
The nation could face a shortage of up to 150,000 physicians in the next 15 years, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. One solution to help bridge this workforce shortage is to enable healthcare professionals such as nurse practitioners and PAs to work at their highest...
The Wisconsin court of appeals reversed the decision of the circuit court, which had reversed the state Medical Examining Board's decision to sanction Dr. Frank Salvi, a pain physician, for allegedly touching patients in a sexual manner.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 12
Credentialing and privileging approval depends on a variety of hard data sources, from NPDB information to internal quality data. But one equally weighted component comes from colleague references in the form of peer recommendations.
