Last month we shared a portion of the live Q&A session from the National Provider Enrollment Virtual Event, during which our panel of expert speakers fielded questions about various pain points related to the provider enrollment role. The following is the second part of the live Q&A...
Terry Wilson, BS, CPMSM, CPCS, director of the medical staff services department at Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, Florida, knows full well the role of leaders in medical staff services is both pivotal and challenging. Managing a team efficiently, adapting to ongoing changes...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 2
What happens to prior winners of the Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) Medical Staff Professional of the Year award? They keep on doing what they love. And they do it with passion. Even if it’s in different organizations.
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) are being reminded of the importance of having complete documentation in patients’ medical records.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 2
It’s not enough to have a good thing in healthcare—you’ve also got to keep it going. This applies to workforce planning as well explains, Patricia A. McGaffigan, RN, MS, CPPS, a vice president of the Institute of Healthcare Improvement and president of
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Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 2
Hospitals, healthcare organizations, health insurers, and medical societies in Massachusetts are coming together to take a significant step toward encouraging physicians to seek treatment for mental health conditions and/or drug misuse.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 2
The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (the “Court”) affirmed the dismissal of a physician’s claim against a hospital stemming from its deferred decision regarding his application for privileges.
The plaintiff in the case, Michael Skelly, MD, filed claims of tortious...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 1
The Court of Appeals of Tennessee (the “Court”) denied a hospital’s motion to prohibit statements made by its employees to a patient’s family during a meeting from being discoverable at trial. This was despite the hospital’s claim that the contents of the meeting originated from...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 1
