HCPro is working on a new book about OPPE, and we’d like you to be a part of it. Our goal for the book is to feature case studies of organizations that have implemented an effective OPPE program or process and are excited about sharing their experience and forms with their peers.The new book...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 6
Hospitals can be very dangerous places for patients, according to a KevinMD blog post by Robert Pearl, MD, earlier this week. Pearl outlined four risks that hospitals pose, along with their causes and possible solutions that could save lives. The risks are: psychological harm, physical harm,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 6
CMS has extended a delay in the enforcement of Final Rule 1599-F by prolonging the probe and educate period. This is the third time CMS has delayed enforcement of the policy, which requires a patient to stay in the hospital for more than two midnights before CMS will reimburse a hospital at...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 6
Roughly 61% of healthcare organizations nationwide reported some form of security breach, data loss, or unplanned downtime this past year, Healthcare IT News reported earlier this week. According to a new health IT report by MeriTalk, these security events cost U.S. hospitals an estimated...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 6
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) has announced that its Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) will implement a new procedure for identity verification. Effective February 6, each applicant will be required to complete and mail a Certification of Identification (CID)...
Care coordination, focus on quality demand changes in medical staff processes
Editor’s note: Redesigning medical staff processes takes an organizationwide effort, and the medical staff services department will play a critical role in...
