More than half of surveyed executives and senior managers found hiring to be “very” or “extremely” challenging. This statistic comes from a 2022 survey conducted by accounting and consulting firm RSM for its report What’s Driving the Middle Market Talent Gap? Similar findings, though,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 6
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida (the “Court”) granted a community health center’s motion for summary judgment against a physician’s claims of racial discrimination and retaliation, finding it had legitimate reasons for terminating his employment contract.
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Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 6
The task of managing a team while ensuring patients receive optimal care remains a crucial challenge for MSPs. Sara Collins, MHA, CPCS, CPMSM, AVP of professional medical affairs at Lifepoint Health and an accomplished healthcare executive, caught up with CRCJ to share vital insights in this...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 5
A CVO’s primary responsibility is to process provider applications for facility privileges (both initial appointments and reappointments) and occasionally for delegated health plans. This article covers several important factors that may come into play. No two applications are alike...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 5
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (the “Court”) affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a physician’s claim of age discrimination against the health system in which he was employed. The Court found that the physician was unable to show that the health system’...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 5
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) present opportunities in the credentialing and enrollment processes within the healthcare industry. Specifically, AI and ML can be used to automate and enhance various aspects of these processes.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 4
The District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”) granted a university health system’s motion for summary judgment against a physician’s discrimination claim, finding it had a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for removing the physician from his role as program director:...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 4
When talking about burnout in healthcare, most of the recent focus has been on clinicians. However, what about those who support the work of clinicians? CRCJ recently caught up with Dawn Anderson, CPCS, CPMSM, director of credentialing, privileging, and licensing at Ob...
