With myriad stakeholders and requirements that can seem contradictory, MSPs may wonder what would happen if all sides gathered in one place to work through the processes and challenges of credentialing. They might be surprised to learn that such an event happens annually.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 3
One of the biggest challenges facing hospital medical staffs today is obtaining sufficient information to accurately document practitioner competency. It is easy to confirm that a practitioner held medical staff appointment at a healthcare facility and whether or not he or she...
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the North Carolina state dental board does not have the authority to regulate teeth-whitening businesses. In a 6-3 decision, the justices found the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners, which is comprised mostly of dentists, illegally quashed...
Brian Clement, director of the Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida, has been ordered to stop practicing medicine without a license and fined for representing himself as a medical doctor. Florida’s Department of Health says it has probable cause to believe the director of the Hippocrates...
Physician engagement is vital to a hospital's or system's success. In one hospital system studied by research and analytics firm Gallup, engaged physicians gave the hospital an average of 3% more outpatient referrals and 51% more inpatient referrals than physicians who were not engaged or...
