When we hear the terms frontline workers or people on the front lines, we often picture medical scrubs and stethoscopes, physicians covered head to toe in personal protective equipment, nurses treating patients, and...
Turning to an electronic medium for credentialing and privileging information comes with a transitional period. Consider credentialing process material, meetings agendas, minutes, delineation of privileges, rosters, etc. for electronic formatting to eliminate the need for extensive paperwork....
On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order in support of the expansion of telemedicine services, particularly in rural areas. This order makes permanent the increased offering of telemedicine services necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
As part of streamlining provider enrollment, more hospitals and health systems are seeking delegated credentialing from commercial payers on behalf of their medical groups or other provider organizations, such as a physician hospital organization (PHO) or independent practice association (IPA)....
In the time it takes to make a phone call, you can gain temporary billing privileges during the COVID-19 emergency that will allow your providers to begin treating Medicare patients almost immediately. In a clarification of enrollment flexibilities that CMS issued on March 23, the agency...
In managed care credentialing, delegation is defined as a formal process by which an organization gives another entity the authority and responsibility to perform certain functions on its behalf through a contractual arrangement. For health plans that wish to delegate components of its...
