Telehealth and digital health advocates aren’t pleased with the US Drug Enforcement Agency’s proposed rules for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine after the expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 4
The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) is now allowing its accredited entities to reappoint practitioners every 36 months. Previously, ACHC required organizations to reappoint practitioners every 24 months.
“Customers had requested flexibility with this aspect,” says ...
An organized medical staff requires governance in order to function. This sounds straightforward enough, but what does it have to do with credentialing? Medical staff membership, staff categories, privileging, credentialing, suspensions, fair hearing rights, MEC composition and function,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 3
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) are once again being reminded that they must have a completed credentials file for every practitioner at their organization.
According to the ACHC’s latest Quality Review Edition of its...
By now, most MSPs are aware that The Joint Commission and ACHC/HFAP have made significant changes to their reappointment process for healthcare practitioners. The reappointment cycle has been extended from two years to three years for practitioners who hold medical staff appointments or clinical...
