MSPs are tasked with making sure only competent practitioners provide care at their organization. This requires thorough vetting of the practitioner’s history. And while most MSPs understand this responsibility, they often struggle with where to go to collect this information and how deep to dig...
Although nearly all hospitals use professional reference questionnaires during the credentialing process, few have a policy that addresses appropriate use of the questionnaire.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest is changing its delivery days! Instead of landing in your inbox Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, CRC Digest will now arrive on Fridays only. Not to worry: You will still receive the same timely, engaging content that CRC...
Every hospital sets unique policies specifying the level of malpractice insurance coverage practitioners must carry. When coverage is required by the organization’s medical staff bylaws, institutional policies, or rules and regulations, the medical staff services department must verify that each...
To ease strain on the state's healthcare system, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) issued several emergency orders aimed to address continued critical staffing shortages. Since the beginning of 2021, staffing shortages have contributed to the loss of approximately 700 medical/...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 1
Is it time to move toward a centralized verification organization (CVO)? Many organizations are doing so to streamline the credentialing process, reduce administrative redundancies, and lower costs, according to Jodie Chant, MPA/HCA, BHSA, CPCS, RHIT, president of Jodie Chant Consulting/Chant...
