To establish fair market value for physician ED call services, determine what those services actually are. Use objective data and ask physicians which of their ED services may be weighed. Keep in mind that services include more than procedures performed; they may also include information about...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 37
Two articles in the August 12 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine highlight the difficulty in assessing the work product of physicians. The first article, “Quality Measures and the Individual Physician,” describes the difficulties encountered by a primary care physician, Danielle Ofri,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 37
How should an organization proceed in developing or revisiting a policy covering clinical assistants and advanced practice professionals? To simplify matters, if a policy doesn’t currently exist, the best place to begin is to evaluate the current scope of practitioners allowed to practice within...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 36
On July 16, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a series of revisions to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) that gives hospitals clear guidance during local and national emergencies.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 36
This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging, physician leadership,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 36
In the physician recruitment cycle, we are at a critical stage when residents and fellows who completed training in 2010 have started practicing, and the members of the class of 2011 have started searching for their dream jobs in earnest. A Cejka Search focus group of 2011 residents and fellows...
