Developing your strengths in credentialing and privileging is not an easy task—it takes commitment and loyalty to processes, standards, and policies. Many credentialing and privileging specialists develop a penchant for independently researching and maintaining resources to stay current and...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 12
Brand-new to CRC? Looking for a sneak peek into what an upgraded membership would bring? Need a refresher on how to access the arsenal of expert analysis, training resources, and networking opportunities already at your disposal? Whatever your goals, the CRC team has you covered....
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its medical regulations to permit full practice authority of three types of advanced practice registered nurses (APRN): certified nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists. Certified registered nurse anesthetists were...
Todd Sagin, MD, JD, brings a unique perspective to the medical staff field with a background as a physician, medical staff leader, and a lawyer. Sagin is now the national medical director of Sagin Healthcare Consulting, LLC and HC Healthcare Consultants, LLC, and frequently is exposed to the...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 12
Although CMS has now substantially limited the ability of a hospital to establish provider-based (PB) locations, they have been extremely popular over the past few years because they allow a hospital to bill for services as if they were provided at the main hospital building (i.e., each service...