CMS recently approved the final language of the Joint Commission standards regarding credentialing and privileging telemedicine providers, making it easier for a hospital to utilize telemedicine services by allowing the hospital to use the credentialing and privileging...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 21, Issue 3
A colleague recently contacted me asking for assistance in preparing for her next medical executive committee meeting. She works in a two-person office as a credentialing coordinator. Her voice quickly revealed her panic as she explained that, in the sudden absence of her...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 21, Issue 2
With hospitals hiring more physician assistants (PA) and advanced practice nurses (APN), it is important for these advanced practice professionals to feel comfortable in their role and have a productive work environment. To do so, the medical staff office should focus on three areas.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 21, Issue 1
A job application is the first look an employer gets at a potential employee. Along with providing the essential information an employer needs to know, it may also provide some more subtle-yet valuable-insight into whether that candidate is a good fit for the organization. The...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 12
Practitioners have demanding schedules and do not have time to decipher encrypted messages. Medical staff leaders and MSPs should mitigate the risk of practitioners ignoring ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) reports by producing reports that engage their interest...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 10
After much anticipation, The Joint Commission posted prepublication telemedicine requirements for hospitals and critical access hospitals August 4. The standards (LD.04.03.09 and MS.13.01.01) were retroactively effective to August 1.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 9
Editor's note: The following is excerpted from The Medical Staff Professional's Handbook, by Anne Roberts, CPMSM, CPCS, and Maggie Palmer, MSA, CPMSM, CPCS. To order or for more information, visit www.hcmarketplace.com/...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 8
Physicians may leave the medical field for any number of reasons, including family issues, health issues, career changes, or retirement. But just because they leave doesn't mean they won't return. A survey conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics in collaboration with...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 7
Hospitalists' role within the healthcare environment has evolved significantly over the past several years. Hospitalists, who once worked exclusively in family and internal medicine, now provide services in several specialty areas.
