Rural areas offer the biggest compensation packages for primary care physicians, according to healthcare staffing company The Medicus Firm. The average placement salary for primary care physicians—internal medicine and family practice physicians—was about $227,000 in rural areas, which was 16%...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 15
The amount of revenue physicians generate for their hospitals is on the rise, according to data from a Merritt Hawkins survey of hospital chief financial officers. On average, a physician generated $1.5 million for his or her affiliated hospital, up from the $1.4 million reported in the 2013...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 15
“Many prominent hospitals that are in the top echelon of other quality rating reports, and handle the most complex procedures and patients, may receive 1 or 2 stars (out of a possible 5), indicating that they have the poorest quality in comparison to all other hospitals.”
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 15
Earlier this week, several U.S. senators joined the American Hospital Association in expressing concerns with the upcoming release of CMS’ Hospital Compare ratings. There are some questions being raised about the methodology used to rate hospitals (see the “Heard this week”...
Emergency privileges are not disaster privileges (and they’re not clinical privileges in emergency medicine). Nor are they defined in accreditation standards. Emergency privileges are simply temporary privileges granted in an urgent situation.
The managed care organization's (MCO) reimbursement policy and rates are a major factor when deciding whether to sign a contract to participate in its provider network. One of your duties may be to create a fee schedule comparison by setting up a spreadsheet that lists the top or most common CPT...
