Recent CMS revisions to the State Operations Manual for Hospitals are zeroing in on the agency’s definition of a “hospital.” According to one expert, this new survey guidance may be an attempt to define the parameters of a microhospital.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 11
The Appellate Court of Illinois for the Second District (the “Court”) upheld a county court's order requiring a hospital to produce notes authored by its medical staff quality committee (MSQC) liaison pertaining to care administered to a premature infant who died weeks after her birth.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 10
Beyond the functional similarities, provider enrollment and medical staff services also share unlikely career trajectories and challenges, as demonstrated by the write-in responses to the 2017 MSP Salary Survey highlighted in the following sections.
For more insight into the professional...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 9
Because microhospitals are currently subject to regulations developed decades ago and with larger acute care institutions in mind, they can run into compliance obstacles that their traditional counterparts don’t often encounter or are better equipped to handle. Here’s a rundown of potential...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 8
We reached out to compliance professionals who have undergone the SAFER matrix process at their facilities to hear their thoughts on the experience. Here's what they had to say.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 7
As physician shortages grow, the number of advanced practice professionals (APP) applying for hospital and ambulatory privileges is rising rapidly. Despite this evolution, regulations and internal standards governing APPs’ work remain variable. Some states grant advanced practice registered...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 7
Why should a medical staff establish methods for addressing conflicts of interest? It’s not as if turf wars can break out among specialists within the same medical staff. And no financial conflicts ever occur between a hospital and the physicians who practice there. And surely no personal...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 5
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (the “Court”) affirmed a judgment by the U.S. District Circuit Court for the Southern District of Ohio in favor of a hospital that rescinded a physician’s employment contract after it received a poor peer review reference during his...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 4
The United States could face a shortage of 40,800–104,900 physicians by 2030, according to a March study from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
