Building a "smooth" relationship with medical staff leaders requires traditional skill sets, such as interpersonal and communication skills; organizational skills; knowledge of accreditation standards and state and federal laws; ability to implement plans and initiatives with little...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 7
Much of the data in the 2014 MSP Salary Survey is within a couple of percentage points of past years' results. However, some incremental changes point toward slightly higher salaries at the lower end of the pay scale, with relatively flat results across higher levels.
Trying to get MSPs excited about their role in managing and tracking expirables is like trying to make a trip to the dentist sound like it will be fun. Actually, a trip to the dentist might be more exciting.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 7
The "typical" day for an MSP isn't easy to tease out neatly. In trying to gauge how much time respondents spend on common duties, we enumerated the obvious: Most MSPs do not devote 100% of their time to any single task. However, if your day includes analyzing credentials files,...
Listen to health officials and you'll believe that tort reform—essentially, limits on individuals’ right to sue when they’re allegedly harmed receiving care—is necessary to stem the rising cost of healthcare. While it is true that healthcare costs continue to rise (but not as much as in the...
Analysis of recently released Medicare data has gleaned some interesting findings—a significant number of physicians with “unusual” Medicare billing patterns have been disciplined by their state medical boards or have had challenges to their licenses. The...
