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Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 1

New year means new MSP responsibilities

January 10, 2022

What a couple of years it’s been. We’re almost 24 months out from when COVID-19 started to spread globally, eventually causing millions of deaths and rocking the healthcare industry, and the world, to the core. MSPs have been challenged since then on an administrative, emotional, and personal...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 12

Legal news roundup: Physicians face consequences for prescribing unproven COVID-19 treatments, spreading misinformation

December 22, 2021

Find out what’s happening in the world of federal healthcare regulations by reviewing some recent headlines from across the country.

Iowa Supreme Court limits publicizing allegations against physicians

A recent ruling by the...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 12

Tennessee District Court: Terminated physician not discriminated against for substance abuse issues

December 13, 2021

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville (the "Court") awarded summary judgment in favor of a large hospital corporation being sued by a physician who was terminated during a leave of absence to receive treatment for substance abuse. 

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 12

MSP salaries increased in 2021

December 5, 2021

The number of MSPs making more than $100,000 has increased over the past year, according to the 2021 MSP Salary Survey. This year, 22.3% of respondents reported earning $100,000 or more, compared to 19.5% in 2020.

The breakdown is as follows:

  • $100,001–$120,000: 8.19
    • ...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 11

Legal news roundup: COVID-19 misinformation and fraudulent vaccine exemptions, physician pleads guilty to overprescribing opioids

November 22, 2021

Find out what’s happening in the world of federal healthcare regulations by reviewing some recent headlines from across the country.

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 11

Pennsylvania Supreme Court: A credentialing committee may constitute a peer review committee

November 15, 2021

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (the "Court") vacated a pair of lower court rulings, finding that documents in a physician's credentialing file and from the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) were protected from disclosure in a lawsuit claiming corporate negligence against a hospital....

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 11

Top skills and traits for MSPs in 2022

November 8, 2021

Like most other healthcare staff, MSPs have been on an incredibly challenging and turbulent journey for almost two years. As we get ready to head into a new year, it’s a good time to assess the skills and traits it’s going to take to thrive, move ahead, and continue to work effectively with your...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 11

HFAP finds deficiencies in credentialing, competency assessment procedures

November 3, 2021

Accreditation survey results released by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care’s (ACHC) HFAP brand show that ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) continue to struggle with their credentialing and privileging policies and procedures.

According to the 2021 HFAP Quality Review...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 10

Remote work strategies, MSP appreciation, and other lessons learned from a challenging two years

October 20, 2021

COVID-19 sent employees across the world back to their homes to do work. Healthcare administrative teams have had to rely on a strong digital workplace to power their processes. That’s required a team effort from technology professionals, including not just IT, but also those who use software...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 10

Legal news roundup: FSMB warns about physician misinformation, physician sentenced to prison for unnecessary prescriptions, pharmacist arrested for selling vaccination cards

October 18, 2021

Find out what’s happening in the world of federal healthcare regulations by reviewing some recent headlines from across the country.

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