Medical staff policies that require practitioners to sign releases before they disclose information to a requesting hospital are designed to...Read More »
Many primary care physicians have decreased their hospital activity and instead focus on their ambulatory-based community practice. Financial...Read More »
The credentialing process for advanced practice professionals (APP) is basically the same as for other practitioners. However, APPs do come with their own set of challenges. State scope-of-practice and professional licensure laws are disparate and changing rapidly. In addition, hospital policies...
A practitioner practicing outside the scope of privileges indicates an immediate threat to patient health and safety as determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and other organizations. Therefore, it is important for everyone in your organization to know who has what...
With over 50 field-tested, expert-vetted forms that support regulatory compliance, policy development, and process improvement, The Credentialing and Privileging Toolbox lightens the research load so MSPs and medical staff leaders...
Hospital mergers and acquisitions continue in response to the evolving regulatory environment in the healthcare industry. National healthcare...Read More »
