This week, CRC Daily covers advanced practice providers (APP). Today, we explore how APPs’ growing presence on the medical staff is helping reshape traditional compliance approaches in a fundamental practice: the medical history and physical examination (H&P).
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 15
Time is running out to take our MSP Salary Survey to be eligible for a drawing to win either of the following complimentary products (winner’s choice): Credentialing A to Z (book) or Negligent Credentialing: Best Practices to Prevent...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 15
Rural areas offer the biggest compensation packages for primary care physicians, according to healthcare staffing company The Medicus Firm. The average placement salary for primary care physicians—internal medicine and family practice physicians—was about $227,000 in rural areas, which was 16%...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 15
The amount of revenue physicians generate for their hospitals is on the rise, according to data from a Merritt Hawkins survey of hospital chief financial officers. On average, a physician generated $1.5 million for his or her affiliated hospital, up from the $1.4 million reported in the 2013...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 15
“Many prominent hospitals that are in the top echelon of other quality rating reports, and handle the most complex procedures and patients, may receive 1 or 2 stars (out of a possible 5), indicating that they have the poorest quality in comparison to all other hospitals.”
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 15
Earlier this week, several U.S. senators joined the American Hospital Association in expressing concerns with the upcoming release of CMS’ Hospital Compare ratings. There are some questions being raised about the methodology used to rate hospitals (see the “Heard this week”...
