During the recent National Provider Enrollment Virtual Event, speakers fielded attendee-submitted questions about the challenges facing provider enrollment professionals. These challenges ranged from general topics (e.g., time management and consensus building) to more niche subjects like Office...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 4
This is the latest in a continuing series of articles designed for medical staff leaders and their associates. This month, Greeley and Williams continue their discussion on board certification.
Reports of a growing physician shortage are nothing new. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were already concerns that the number of practicing physicians was decreasing while the number of patients was increasing. This had more to do with physicians getting older and retiring and patients...
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...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on many aspects of daily life, including where people live and work. A February 2023 United States Census Bureau report highlighted the ways in which remote work during the pandemic has shifted the daytime population of many cities, since many...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 4
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...
This is the latest in a continuing series of articles designed for medical staff leaders and their associates. This month, we join Hugh Greeley and Herman Williams, MD, MPH, MBA, as they discuss board certification.
Being involved with provider enrollment entails being familiar with numerous complex processes to ensure your organization and its practitioners are reimbursed for their services. During the recent National Provider Enrollment Virtual Event, speakers fielded attendee-submitted questions about...