Did you know Credentialing Resource Center members have access to a library full of sample forms that can be downloaded for your convenience? These forms can be modified to fit specific hospitals and their policies, or they can be used to give you an idea of how to create your own policy/form...
Overprescribing medications is a common practice and mistake in the healthcare field. It’s a complex inaccuracy that has adverse effects on patients, medical professionals, and the healthcare system. MSB sat down with William “Bill” Lord, BSPharm, to get his...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 10
Documentation is everything, yet it is challenging working with physicians to obtain it, says OliviaLoeffler, CPMSM, CPCS, the regional director of medical staff services for Steward Health Care’s Arizona region.
There are two types of errors that can occur in the credentialing/privileging process: information errors and decision errors. Understand their differences so that both types of errors can be avoided during the credentialing and privileging process.
Provider enrollment involves navigating through multiple systems such as the Identity & Access Management System (I&A); the Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS); and the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). These systems are designed to ensure that...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 10
Discrimination claims are not to be taken lightly in the medical field, or any field for that matter. They require sufficient evidence and investigation, and in a recent case, an otolaryngologist had his discrimination claims dismissed by the District Court of the Western District of New York (...