How many times have you written to an applicant’s residency program to obtain dates of attendance and competency evaluations? It’s a given that MSPs will verify these data during the credentialing process. But MSPs may not use the most efficient methods to gather information.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 5
If a hospital uses robotic surgical devices, such as the da Vinci Surgical System, chances are the community knows about it. Unlike other medical devices that aren’t household names, robotic surgical systems are directly advertised to the public as providing less-invasive techniques with a...
As the physician shortage increases, locum tenens physicians often are the saving grace of short-staffed hospitals. However, these traveling physicians come with their own unique set of risks that every medical staff leader and MSP should be aware of.
Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sparked confusion in the MSSD with a new regulation aimed at the verification of legal status: Transmittal 323.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 17
As the popularity of social networking sites skyrockets and more patients use the Internet to research everything from their symptoms to a local hospital’s quality scores, physicians are faced with some serious ethical dilemmas.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 17
