Healthcare providers are taking on increased risk under accountable care models like the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Pathways to Success plan to overhaul the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). To ensure the success of value-based initiatives, leadership teams have...
Requirements that physicians and other healthcare professionals hold licenses in the state in which they provide services have been temporarily waived by the federal government. Yesterday, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar II...
You’ll find immediate opportunity to provide virtual visits to patients enrolled in Medicare plans as CMS seeks to facilitate screening and treatment of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases through telehealth services.
In an...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 29, Issue 2
A New Jersey Court of Appeals (the “Court”) affirmed a trial court’s decision, finding that unnecessary patient transfers may constitute an “imminent risk,” which can serve as grounds for the suspension and/or revocation of a physician’s privileges.
