Articles in Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33 Issue 11

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 11

Can AI set new standards in healthcare safety?

November 25, 2024

Artificial intelligence is increasingly impacting healthcare safety and compliance, offering tools for improving patient care and operational efficiency. Troy Lair, PhD, principal consultant of Elite Accreditation Consultants, caught up with Medical Environment Update for a Q&A on how AI is...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 11

Legal news roundup: Physicians prescribe illegal drugs, unlicensed med spa caught, physician admits HIPAA violation, ambulance is stolen, physician charged with wife’s manslaughter, physician faces child pornography charges

November 19, 2024

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 33, Issue 11

Supreme Court of Wyoming determines metadata is considered patient information

November 13, 2024

In a recent case, a patient sued a hospital after requesting her medical records and it refused to provide her a virtual audit trail from its medical record software system. As a result, the Supreme Court of Wyoming (the “Court”) determined that metadata, such as an audit trail, was considered “...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 11

Challenges in MSP compensation and retention

November 6, 2024

Medical staff professionals (MSPs) face an ongoing battle for fair compensation. Maggie Palmer, MSA, CPCS, CPMSM, vice president of professional medical affairs, medical staff professional services, and regulatory affairs at Parkland in Dallas, highlights this challenge.