We spoke with 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium presenter Todd Sagin, MD, JD, president of Sagin Healthcare Consulting Services LLC, about outpatient practitioner credentialing and peer review challenges. The following is his response to a question about accreditation...
Today’s free resource comes from Verify and Comply, Sixth Edition. This book includes credentialing and medical staff standards and regulations for the most popular regulators and accreditors in an easy-to-navigate manual. The free resource outlines the standards for...
If you haven’t registered for the 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium yet, time is running out to take advantage of the early bird rate. Register by Thursday, February 4, and pay just $895 for two days of...
A significant minority of standards account for a significant majority of adverse findings during any accreditation survey. The following is a list of common “hot button” issues for standards directly or substantively attributable to the medical staff:
The Credentialing Resource Center Symposium features big names, hot topics, and prime networking opportunities. A key part of this year’s action: expert speaker Hugh Greeley.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 3
Strengthening support for physician-led team-based care will be a top legislative priority, according to medical association leaders who recently met at the AMA’s State Legislative Strategy Conference. AMA model state legislation that encourages a physician leadership framework will be under...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 3
The former CEO of Architrave Health has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he was fired for reporting $10 million dollars in fraudulent Medicare payments. Robert Dannenhoffer, MD, claims he was fired last February after insisting that Architrave self-report inflated Medicare payments to CMS.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 3
In response to the Affordable Care Act, some primary care physicians are moving toward offering direct primary care to avoid complications with the insurance requirement. There are currently more than 400 direct primary care practices nationwide. Before 2010, there were between six and 20...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 3
“When engagement scores are low, physicians take little pride in the hospital, would not recommend it to a job-seeking colleague, and believe that the hospital’s mission and vision are not in sync [with] the needs of patients.”
