Clinical Privilege White Papers outline sample privileging criteria and background research for a wide array of medical specialty and subspecialty areas, procedures and new technologies, and allied health specialties and subspecialties. Download a sample Clinical Privilege White Paper for...
Editor's note: HCPro's Credentialing Resource Center is constantly adding to and updating its library of Clinical Privilege White Papers, which outline sample privileging criteria and background research for a wide range of medical specialty and subspecialty areas, procedures and new...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 27
When residents assist during brain or spine surgery, the risk of complication or death does not increase, says a study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery. Researchers looked at more than 16,000 brain and spine surgeries performed from 2006 to 2012. When the data were adjusted to take into...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 27
CMS announced this week it is making changes to the ICD-10 implementation transition period to help physicians avoid financial disruption and claims denials. The transition period will last for two years after the ICD-10 code set implementation deadline of October 1.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 27
“Conservative estimates suggest that 30% of all healthcare spending nationwide—roughly $600 billion annually—could be eliminated without any decrease in healthcare quality. This research is important, because it suggests that fractured patient care is related to this massive amount of overuse...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 27
A few of the articles in this week’s Medical Staff Leader Insider address issues that may or may not increase patient risk. One addresses whether low-volume providers and hospitals put patients at greater risk when performing procedures they rarely perform. The...
