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...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 27
Prescribing mistakes are still as prevalent in some outpatient electronic prescribing systems as manual systems, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA).
Colette Whitby, MD, sued Dr. John Warner Hospital after her employment was terminated due to lack of funding. In February 2011, Earl Sheehy, CEO and a member of the hospital's board of directors, informed Whitby that he would likely not be able to include her services in the...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 7
Every organization should provide an orientation for physicians that covers its many organizational and regulatory requirements. MSPs should work with the president of the medical staff, the vice president of medical affairs, and the credentials committee to determine the type...
In May, CMS issued final rules regarding the manner in which hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAH) can privilege telemedicine providers, laying to rest a long debate.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 7
One of the most important aspects of an MSP's job occurs every time a surveyor steps foot in the hospital. That's when all the work that has gone into ensuring credentialing files have the required information is reviewed and picked apart by surveyors.
