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Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 32, Issue 12

Briefings from Greeley and Williams: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the medical staff

December 7, 2022

by Hugh Greeley and Herman Williams, MD, MPH, MBA

This is the first article by two authors who are coming full circle back to HCPro. We both have previously worked with HCPro when it was partners with The Greeley company. Now that we’re back, we’re launching a monthly column. For...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 12

Gathering credentialing information from closed facilities

December 7, 2022

Credentialing professionals work under the assumption that the facilities they query are open for business and have practitioners’ records. However, it’s common for MSPs to find that a verification trail has gone cold. Perhaps the medical staff applicant is older and their medical school closed...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 11

Legal news roundup: Physicians accused of leaking medical records, resident falsified documents, anesthesiologist arrested for tampering IV bags

November 30, 2022

Find out what’s happening in the world of federal healthcare regulations by reviewing some recent headlines from across the country.

Physicians charged with attempting to pass health information to Russia

A federal grand...

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 32, Issue 11

Rebuilding trust in the aftermath of the RaDonda Vaught case

November 30, 2022

The conviction of former Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurse RaDonda Vaught in March for negligent homicide and gross neglect of an impaired adult due to a medical error made headlines nationwide. Organizations such as the American Organization for Nursing Leadership and the American...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 11

Creating high-quality questions and clear lines of communication

November 16, 2022

Communication is generally acknowledged as a two-way flow of information between a sender and a receiver. In theory, the sender generates a message that is forwarded to the receiver, who captures the message and then formulates a response that is returned to the sender.

Communication...

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 32, Issue 11

Are your medical staff policies too perfect to follow?

November 16, 2022

Medical staff policies are intended to strengthen a hospital or health system by describing preferred practices, setting practitioner and staff expectations, promoting standardization, and providing guidance through the maze of healthcare regulations, accreditation standards, and third-party...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 11

Colorado Supreme Court: Patient doesn’t have to pay amount on hospital’s chargemaster

November 9, 2022

A hospital can’t charge a patient for a procedure based on its chargemaster rate after mistakenly quoting her a lower cost, according to a recent decision by the Colorado Supreme Court (the “Court”).

Centura Health’s St. Anthony North Health Campus (the “Hospital”) sued the patient, Lisa...

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 32, Issue 11

Reporting red flags to the board

November 9, 2022

During the Credentialing Resource Center Virtual Symposium, held June 28–29, speakers discussed how to get applicants to return required information in a timely manner and what applicant information needs to be reported to the governing board.

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 32, Issue 11

A new era of opportunities for MSPs

November 2, 2022

It’s a changing world in credentialing for MSPs, with many external forces affecting day-to-day duties. But it’s also a new era teeming with opportunities for progression and learning.

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 11

Managing your primary source verification process

November 2, 2022

Primary source verification (PSV) is required for confirming a practitioner’s identity before they join your organization. This can include checking with the practitioner’s listed training program to verify that they graduated from that program, checking with the state licensing board to ensure...

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