For better or worse, the number of physicians employed by hospitals or health systems is skyrocketing. Depending on the culture of your organization, employed physicians may be welcomed as a valuable asset consisting of capable individuals able to help the medical staff carry out its board-...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 5
Because minutes are the record of medical staff business, they carry important implications. MSPs must ensure that minutes provide an accurate account of credentials, peer review, or MEC meetings, where high-stakes decisions are made regarding a practitioner’s privileges and ability to practice...
Platinum Plus members can now access two peer review webinars. These workshop-style webinars feature over 5 hours worth of peer review best practices and solutions to your most challenge physician competence issues.
CMS published the FY 2020 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule on April 23, and the rule’s proposal significantly alters rural health payments.
In an effort to address wage index disparities and support quality healthcare in rural areas, CMS is proposing a new...