For years, hospitals have honored the orders written by physicians that are not on their staff – especially for noninvasive outpatient labs and imaging studies. The results would be sent back to the physician who ordered the test. These tests had minimal risk, if any, and it was of benefit to...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 13, Issue 27
This weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging,and accreditation...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 13, Issue 27
One year ago, CMS handed down a ruling that allowed hospitals utilizing telemedicine providers to credential physicians through a proxy, using information about the physician from the distant-site facility rather than collecting and verifying information on their own.
