Committees of any kind often include a variety of participants and viewpoints, so a set of rules for participation must be set prior to the meeting. It’s especially important for the medical staff committee members themselves to establish these rules in order to achieve consensus and ensure...
As the aging population increases, the physician workforce decreases, and reimbursement rates struggle to keep up, many organizations are seeking cost-saving solutions wherever possible. One way to achieve that is to consolidate services where it makes sense to, and MSPs and provider enrollment...
More than 70% of heath data breaches in the past decade involved sensitive demographic or financial information, leaving 159 million people vulnerable to identity theft and fraud, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
While it is human to err, there are some mistakes in the credentialing process that can easily be avoided. Leslie Cox, BS, MHA, CPMSM, CPCS, former senior director at Banner Health’s credentialing verification office in Phoenix, describes four common errors that can result when the credentialing...
