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.
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 Digest - Volume 12, Issue 44
Palliative care is becoming more popular as patients are able to live longer with serious illnesses. As more physicians start to offer these options to patients, it sparks the question: should this discussion begin in the ED? In this week’s blog post, William F. Mills, M.D., MMM, CPE, FAAFP, CMS...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 44
The Joint Commission (TJC) will no longer use the term “disruptive behavior” in its elements of performance (LD.03.01.01, EPs 4 and 5). The term was discussed with TJC’s Accreditation Committee and Board of Commissioners after physicians raised concerns about the ambiguity of the term.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 43
Richard Rohr, MD, MMM, FACP, says there is nothing to lose and much to gain from physicians making their best estimate of a patient’s disease on admission. So why are physicians and hospitalists hesitant to make these diagnoses? Read this week’s blog post to find out.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 43
Have you ever stopped to think about how your hospital would operate if the MSSD no longer existed? Who would prepare the hundreds of credentials files? Who would make sure the hospital’s privileging forms were up to date? Who would coordinate the next medical staff leadership retreat? And most...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 43
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