In addition to the Stark and anti-kickback rules that already govern physicians’ relationships with providers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS), CMS has recently issued further...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 34
Most medical staffs have traditionally allowed any member to suggest or submit a proposed bylaws amendment. If a bylaws committee exists and meets regularly (as opposed to an ad hoc committee that meets every two years to thoroughly review and update the bylaws), that committee typically...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 34
A quick poll on HCPro.com reveals that of 28 respondents, 56% report having three or more employees in the medical staff services department (MSSD). These are encouraging numbers considering that the economic crisis has caused many hospitals to trim their budgets, which often means reducing the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 34
The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 33
Although safety net hospitals (those with the highest percentage of disproportionate share patients) lagged behind other types of hospitals at the outset of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration’s value-based purchasing project,...
