Credentialing can be an expensive business, from paying for primary source verifications to funding the salaries of MSPs who prepare files for medical executive committee review.
Applications are to the credentialing process what salt is to the cooking process: basic, yet essential.
Medical staffs need to evaluate and fine-tune their credentialing applications from time to time to ensure they are efficiently collecting the most useful information from...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 10
Many of us have been processing practitioners’ applications for years. What specifically are we looking for? Red flags! Some of the most common ones are:
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 8
Every year, a few more negligent credentialing cases trickle through the news. The information is often superficial; it seems to focus on the U.S. state where the case was heard and whether the ruling upheld or denied a negligent credentialing claim. Often, the details of the case are lost on...
Often, medical staffs throw new credentials committee members in with the sharks and hope that they know how to swim. These members are often left to figure out the details of their position on their own. This learn-as-...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 7
Few would disagree that confidentiality is an important aspect of the medical staff services department (MSSD) to maintain. Yet the deeper meaning of its importance becomes apparent when you begin to think about the consequences of a breach of confidentiality. The results can include costly...