The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) is now allowing its accredited entities to reappoint practitioners every 36 months. Previously, ACHC required organizations to reappoint practitioners every 24 months.
“Customers had requested flexibility with this aspect,” says ...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 3
The District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”) granted summary judgment in favor of a health system against a physician’s claim of religious discrimination for not hiring him. The Court found that a reasonable jury could not ultimately find that the physician would have...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 3
As the credentialing coordinator of a residency program, my role is split between the clinical practice and the administrative office of the residency program. Although my primary role is to ensure the providers in the practice are credentialed to see patients, I also provide administrative...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 3
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) are once again being reminded that they must have a completed credentials file for every practitioner at their organization.
According to the ACHC’s latest Quality Review Edition of its...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 2
The Court of Appeal for the State of California (the “Court”) affirmed a superior court’s denial of a physician’s petition for relief from discipline he received from the university hospital where he practiced, after the hospital found he violated the Health Insurance Portability and...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 2
Foreign national physicians and international medical graduates who are pursuing employment or seeking to become clinically active in the United States most often apply for an H-1B visa, which allows a foreign national to enter the U.S. for professional-level employment for up to six years. This...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 2
MSPs can add value to their organizations by streamlining and unifying the credentialing and provider enrollment processes, leading to greater efficiencies and increased revenue, according to Lisa Velasco, MSM, LPTA, CPMSM, CPCS, director of professional services at The Hardenbergh Group in...