Last time, we saw Dr. Young experience double jeopardy following a patient complaint. Her employer wrote her up and threatened to terminate her if another incident occurred. The medical staff president gave her a slap on the wrist and said, "Try not to do it again." Dr. Young is rightfully...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 3
The former CEO of Architrave Health has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he was fired for reporting $10 million dollars in fraudulent Medicare payments. Robert Dannenhoffer, MD, claims he was fired last February after insisting that Architrave self-report inflated Medicare payments to CMS.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 3
Dermatologists are the happiest of all physicians, according to the results of Medscape’s 2016 Lifestyle Report, which surveyed nearly 16,000 physicians nationwide. Thirty-nine percent of dermatologists reported being very or extremely happy at work. They were followed by ophthalmologists with...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 2
This week, Medicare officials announced the creation of 121 new accountable care organizations (ACO). Almost 8.9 million Medicare beneficiaries will now be getting their care through ACOs, an increase of about 1 million beneficiaries receiving care under this model. ACOs are hoped to improve...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 1
Granting temporary privileges and using locum tenens physicians without fully verifying their credentials can put healthcare organizations and their patients in danger—clinically and legally. Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, advisory consultant and the chief credentialing officer for The Greeley...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 1
Want to revisit your favorite article or form from last year? Browse through the Credentialing Resource Center Journal story index for 2015 to find what you need.
Part 8: Bylaws and employment agreements--perfect together?
Are employed physicians held to the standards of the medical staff bylaws? Where does an employment contract fit into this situation? William K. Cors, MD, MMM, FACPE, tackles this challenging issue.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 50
In the near future, you can expect to see some changes coming to Medical Staff Leader Insider. Your weekly source of medical staff news will become a twice weekly publication and will feature more in-depth coverage and analysis of news stories. You will also be able to access these articles on...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 49
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) announced this week that its board of directors unanimously voted to extend its current suspension of the Practice Assessment, Patient Voice, and Patient Safety requirements in its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program until at least the end of...
