Citing performance issues, Humility of Mary Health Partners asked cardiothoracic surgeon George Georgopoulos, MD, to voluntarily refrain from performing coronary artery bypass surgeries and hired an independent physician to review several of his cases. Georgopoulos' independent...
A key part to any credentialing application is the attestation, acknowledgment, and release forms. These documents protect your organization as well as the entities that release information to your organization throughout the credentialing process.
Standard of care reflects a clinical benchmark of acceptable quality medical care. This benchmark encompasses the learning, skill, and clinical judgment ordinarily possessed and used by prudent healthcare...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 9
While it's certainly not considered one of the perks of the job, at some point during their career MSPs will have to deal with a physician who exhibits disruptive behavior.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 9
Editor's note: The following is excerpted from The Medical Staff Professional's Handbook, by Anne Roberts, CPMSM, CPCS, and Maggie Palmer, MSA, CPMSM, CPCS. To order or for more information, visit www.hcmarketplace.com/...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 33
Medical staffs might wonder what to do when the number zero shows up on a physician’s ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) report. Is it a red flag? Is the information usable? Is that particular indicator meaningful?
