Like any industry, the provider enrollment field has its unique challenges and obstacles. One of the easiest ways to overcome these challenges, Dina Solis, PESC, says, is to incorporate automation and other technology solutions. For organizations already utilizing technology in their processes,...
The growth trend in digital healthcare has continued for much of 2019. In fact, according to InTouch Health, a telehealth services company that offers health systems solutions to deliver virtual care, the global telehealth market is expected to reach some $40 billion this year.
In 2018, 91.5% of people in the United States had healthcare coverage for at least part of the year. That means that 8.5%, or 27.5 million people, went the entire year without any form of health insurance.
As the need for increased healthcare services becomes more widespread in even the most remote parts of the country, providers continue to look for the most cost-efficient way to fill that need.
Yet the solution now being adopted isn’t to make hospitals bigger—instead, facility operators...
For numerous MSPs, provider enrollment is becoming an increasingly familiar topic. According to the 2018 MSP Salary Survey Report, approximately 30% of respondents who work in the medical staff services department also handle provider enrollment. Although that means 70% of MSPs do not currently...
As the aging population increases, the physician workforce decreases, and reimbursement rates struggle to keep up, many organizations are seeking cost-saving solutions wherever possible. One way to achieve that is to consolidate services where it makes sense to, and MSPs and provider enrollment...
Most medical staff bylaws contain a provision concerning the categories into which the medical staff will be divided. In fact, many medical staffs have created an unnecessarily complex array of categories. Many of these categories were created 20–30 years ago as medical staffs tried to...
This past July, the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine unanimously passed two new rules aimed at further regulating overlapping surgeries to optimize patient safety in the operating room. As defined by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston, overlapping surgery, sometimes...
Since June 2018, the medical staff services department at Indiana University (IU) Health Bloomington Hospital has conducted a well-received new provider orientation (NPO) program. NPO is scheduled every Monday and Tuesday and canceled when it is not needed. Leaders are responsible for making...
