With integrated departments, onboarding of employed practitioners includes credentialing and privileging, but now ends after successfully enrolling practitioners with commercial insurers, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 1
Credentialing Resource Center Journal recently sat down with David J. Pugach, JD, vice president of public policy for the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to ask how ongoing initiatives, such as the single graduate medical education accreditation system, are proceeding and what initiatives...
Now that 2018 has officially come to a close, many people are taking the time to look back on the past year, particularly as they begin to set goals for the coming one. The medical staff services department and MSPs are certainly no exception.
Medical Staff Briefing spoke...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 1
Following a complete, compliant, and risk-adverse initial credentialing and privileging process protects patients, the organizations, practitioners, and even the MSP. However, MSPs often field requests or feel pressure from physician leaders or administrators to skirt the full credentialing...
Locum tenens agencies provide temporary staffing and specialize in finding, engaging, placing, and paying suitable physicians in short work assignments within different facilities.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 27, Issue 12
The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice recently released an open letter addressed to Maryland Senator Dan K. Morhaim, MD, board member of the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons (NBPAS), concerning its views on Maryland House Bill 857, which was withdrawn after receiving an...
A rise in interest in osteopathic medicine has led to confusion about who is trained to practice this type of medicine. Physician leaders and MSPs must play a part in protecting patients from practitioners who falsify their credentials.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 27, Issue 11
With the number of patients utilizing telemedicine services expected to reach 7 million by the end of 2018, the telehealth industry has certainly reached new heights in recent years—and it’s rapidly diversifying. Telemedicine typically refers to a medical service or appointment with a healthcare...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 27, Issue 10
