If a physician who has agreed to serve on the ED on-call roster does not respond, he or she is subject to potential monetary fines up to $50,000 per incident and lost of his or her Medicare participation. A physician's failure or refusal to respond that results in a transfer of a patient must be...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 44
As COVID-19 and the rest of this year’s chaos continues to take its toll on your hospital, set up ways for your staff to let off steam, meditate for a few minutes, or just find some peace and quiet. And remember to help them grieve. Think about setting up a place online or in your facility to...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 4
The recent updates to Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute ease many compliance concerns but introduce some new complexities and compliance pitfalls. Organizations must have a thorough understanding of the changes and be able to identify which of their arrangements may be affected.
When confronted with concerns about their problematic behavior, many physicians are surprised to hear that their conduct is not acceptable. In some cases, they have been engaged in the behavior for many years and have only rarely, if ever, been confronted by anyone pointing out its...
The past 11 months have been challenging, exhausting, and endless for healthcare professionals across the globe, as Medical Staff Briefing (MSB) has covered extensively. What started as a novel virus in one city across oceans became a worldwide pandemic, creating a public health emergency in the...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 2
Are patients skipping needed appointments? A research letter titled “Trends in Outpatient Care Delivery and Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S.,” published in November by JAMA Internal Medicine, hints that this may be the case.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 29, Issue 12
Establishing a new credentials verification organization (CVO) can be a daunting task. It is a learning experience from start to finish, and the opportunities never end. With ongoing changes in the healthcare industry, it is important to stay on top of the latest laws and regulations, proven-...
One of the most important roles of a hospital’s organized medical staff is to evaluate practitioners’ credentials and make recommendations to the board regarding membership on the medical staff and/or the assignment of clinical privileges. Historically, many medical staff bylaws included...
