The Texas Court of Appeals (the "Court") reversed and vacated a trial court's temporary injunction ordering a hospital to grant temporary hospital privileges to a physician for the sole purpose of administering ivermectin to a patient suffering from the aftereffects of COVID-19.
The...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 1
Is it time to move toward a centralized verification organization (CVO)? Many organizations are doing so to streamline the credentialing process, reduce administrative redundancies, and lower costs, according to Jodie Chant, MPA/HCA, BHSA, CPCS, RHIT, president of Jodie Chant Consulting/Chant...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 1
What a couple of years it’s been. We’re almost 24 months out from when COVID-19 started to spread globally, eventually causing millions of deaths and rocking the healthcare industry, and the world, to the core. MSPs have been challenged since then on an administrative, emotional, and personal...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 12
The holidays are a stressful time for many people, even without the added burdens of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain issues, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), increased alcohol and substance use, and increased political polarization. A 2014 National Alliance on Mental Illness study showed...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 12
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...
