The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville (the "Court") awarded summary judgment in favor of a large hospital corporation being sued by a physician who was terminated during a leave of absence to receive treatment for substance abuse.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 12
The number of MSPs making more than $100,000 has increased over the past year, according to the 2021 MSP Salary Survey. This year, 22.3% of respondents reported earning $100,000 or more, compared to 19.5% in 2020.
The breakdown is as follows:
$100,001–$120,000: 8.19
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Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 11
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (the "Court") vacated a pair of lower court rulings, finding that documents in a physician's credentialing file and from the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) were protected from disclosure in a lawsuit claiming corporate negligence against a hospital....
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 11
Like most other healthcare staff, MSPs have been on an incredibly challenging and turbulent journey for almost two years. As we get ready to head into a new year, it’s a good time to assess the skills and traits it’s going to take to thrive, move ahead, and continue to work effectively with your...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 11
Accreditation survey results released by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care’s (ACHC) HFAP brand show that ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) continue to struggle with their credentialing and privileging policies and procedures.
According to the 2021 HFAP Quality Review...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 10
COVID-19 sent employees across the world back to their homes to do work. Healthcare administrative teams have had to rely on a strong digital workplace to power their processes. That’s required a team effort from technology professionals, including not just IT, but also those who use software...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 10
The Arizona Court of Appeals (the "Court") affirmed a superior court's ruling for summary judgment in favor of a hospital's chief of cardiology and health system's general counsel against a physician's claims of defamation.
The plaintiff, cardiologist Seyed Mohsen Sharifi Takieh, MD (“...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 10
Enrollment. Managed care. Recruitment. Contracting. These are common terms heard in the provider enrollment world. Yet there is often confusion about what each term means and how these functions work together in enabling practitioners to deliver patient care. LaShawna Brown, CPMSM, CPCS,...
