Documentation is everything, yet it is challenging working with physicians to obtain it, says OliviaLoeffler, CPMSM, CPCS, the regional director of medical staff services for Steward Health Care’s Arizona region.
There are two types of errors that can occur in the credentialing/privileging process: information errors and decision errors. Understand their differences so that both types of errors can be avoided during the credentialing and privileging process.
There are many factors that contribute to successful delegated credentialing for both the health and delegated entity to consider. Below are tips and recommendations for the health plan.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 9
Credentials committees can have many challenges, but CRCJ has outlined a few that credentialing members and committees may encounter when privileging and credentialing both new and current physicians.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 8
Medical staff professionals (MSP) and physician leaders may wonder whether the process used to credential employed physicians is the same as the process used for credentialing non-employed physicians. This will vary depending on your organization. Before you begin credentialing an employed...
