Keon Williams, CPCS, CPMSM, credentialing manager for professional staff services at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, has worn many hats throughout her career in healthcare. She began at Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas where she...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 4
The following is an excerpt from the live Q&A session of the 2021 National Provider Enrollment Virtual Event. Experts Susan DuBois, CPCS, CPMSM, president of Susan DuBois Consulting and past president of National Association Medical Staff Services, and David J. Zetter, PR, SHRM-CP, CHCC,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 4
The Supreme Court of Arkansas (the "Court") recently affirmed a lower court's dismissal of a discrimination complaint filed against a hospital by a former employee who was terminated for failing to comply with the hospital's influenza vaccination policy. The terminated employee, Ann Jenkins,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 4
MSPs are tasked with making sure only competent practitioners provide care at their organization. This requires thorough vetting of the practitioner’s history. And while most MSPs understand this responsibility, they often struggle with where to go to collect this information and how deep to dig...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 3
The following is part 2 from the live Q&A session of the 2021 National Provider Enrollment Virtual Event with experts Stacy Brklacich, JD, legal counsel at Integris Health System; LaShawna Brown, CPMSM, CPCS, credentialing manager at CommunityCare Managed...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 3
The Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (the "Court") recently paved the way for a medical resident's wrongful termination claim against a university to move forward by affirming a trial court's denial of a motion for summary judgment filed by the university.
The plaintiff in the case,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 3
Last month in CRCJ, we covered some important duties for MSPs and the latest trends and insights for those roles. This month, we look deeper into some key responsibilities. Jodie Chant, MPA/HCA, BHSA, CPCS, RHIT, president of Chant Medical Staff Resources, LLC,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 2
