The following is an excerpt from the live Q&A session of the 2021 National Provider Enrollment Virtual Event. Experts Susan DuBois, CPCS, CPMSM, president of Susan DuBois Consulting and past president of National Association Medical Staff Services, and David J. Zetter, PR, SHRM-CP, CHCC,...
For many of us, normalcy has left our professional and personal lives due to COVID-19. During the past two years, hospitals have had to contend with a litany of issues: vaccine mandates, overflows of patients presenting with COVID-19 symptoms, having to shut doors to family members wanting to...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 35
The medical executive committee (MEC) and governing board must cooperate to help the medical staff and hospital function effectively together. Some hospitals help foster communication and collaboration by having physicians join the board or board subcommittees. Other hospitals organize routine...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 4
The Supreme Court of Arkansas (the "Court") recently affirmed a lower court's dismissal of a discrimination complaint filed against a hospital by a former employee who was terminated for failing to comply with the hospital's influenza vaccination policy. The terminated employee, Ann Jenkins,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 4
MSPs are tasked with making sure only competent practitioners provide care at their organization. This requires thorough vetting of the practitioner’s history. And while most MSPs understand this responsibility, they often struggle with where to go to collect this information and how deep to dig...
A portfolio is not a new concept or construct. A review of the available literature offers varied resources on building portfolios for personal, academic, and professional purposes. Many of these resources offer similar recommendations describing the value and application of portfolios in...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 3
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, retaining healthcare staff has grown increasingly difficult. Between the high workload and burnout, many healthcare employees have either left or are thinking about leaving the field. Healthcare organizations need to look at their safety culture to...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 3
The following is part 2 from the live Q&A session of the 2021 National Provider Enrollment Virtual Event with experts Stacy Brklacich, JD, legal counsel at Integris Health System; LaShawna Brown, CPMSM, CPCS, credentialing manager at CommunityCare Managed...
To make the process for physicians to maintain their certification more meaningful and convenient, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) recently adopted new standards for its continuing certification process.
