The first half of 2011 has produced a number of natural disasters that have ravaged various regions. In April and May, flooding of the Mississippi River devastated areas of Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Wildfires in Texas burned more than 2.5 million acres, and Western...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 7
On May 2, CMS finalized a new credentialing rule that relieves credentialing professionals of the onerous task of verifying the often numerous hospital affiliations and board licenses typically held by telemedicine providers.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 6
Privileging physician assistants (PA) and AHPs can be a tricky ordeal because PAs are often lumped in with AHPs. In addition, with regulatory clarifications from The Joint Commission, it's even more important to closely rely on strict definitions outlined in the medical staff...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 5
Economic concerns have always been a driving issue in the medical field, but with healthcare regulation changes, U.S. economic instability, and budget cuts across the board, these issues have never been more prevalent.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 4
The economic forces of healthcare have created a subset of low- and no-volume practitioners who may direct inpatient volume to the hospital but rarely step foot in the hospital. Unfortunately, that means the medical staff has little or no performance data to...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 1
When medical staffs develop privilege criteria for advanced practice RNs (APRN), there are other factors to consider besides education and current competency. These factors range from state laws to insurance plan coverage. At times, these nonclinical factors form practice...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 12
Economic credentialing has never been very popular with medical staffs. Some say it’s because it favors the aggressive business practices of hospitals and demotes the importance of competency and competition for practitioners. But is economic credentialing a battle that’s not worth fighting...
