What data can show

Analysis of recently released Medicare data has gleaned some interesting findings—a significant number of physicians with “unusual” Medicare billing patterns have been disciplined by their state medical boards or have had challenges to their licenses. The article sheds light on the challenges of using data to identify potentially suspect physicians. If physician leaders in your organization have collected data, assessed physician competence information, and found issues, what should their next steps be? Tune in Wednesday, July 9 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern, for Assessing and Managing Clinically Suspect Practitioners: From Collegial Intervention to Corrective Action, a webcast presented by Todd Sagin, MD, JD, former vice president and national medical director of The Greeley Company, Inc.

This program will walk the audience through steps for handling clinically suspect practitioners while protecting patients, the physician, and the organization. Audience members will learn to identify when working with the physician to help him or her improve (collegial intervention) is the best option, and when they should suspend or limit the physician's privileges (corrective action).

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Mary Stevens, editor, Credentialing Resource Center Insider

NOTE: Credentialing Resource Center Insider will not be published next week due to the July 4 holiday.