Do provider onboarding experiences matter? Yes.

December 1, 2014
Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 24 Issue 12
Medical Staff Services Department, Provider Enrollment

Onboarding can be an arduous process for physician leadership and medical staff service departments (MSSD), even when things go...Read More »

NCQA's PCMH standards boost alignment, data collection

June 1, 2014
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23 Issue 6
Provider Enrollment

As more organizations examine or pursue PCMH for care delivery, MSPs should take a hard look at NCQA's data collection and reporting guidelines,...Read More »

Delegated credentialing: Is it appropriate for your organization?

September 1, 2013
Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 23 Issue 9
Credentialing, Provider Enrollment

Is delegated credentialing right for your organization? If you are considering this option, the following article presents an overview of some of...Read More »

Population health: A new way of thinking about managed care and physician payment structures

May 1, 2012
Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 22 Issue 5
Provider Enrollment

In the 1990s, the term "managed care" had a negative connotation, as patients perceived it as payers' way of encouraging...Read More »

How to meet in the middle of the credentialing, recruiting, and enrollment triangle

March 1, 2012
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 21 Issue 3
Provider Enrollment

A smooth onboarding process should always be the goal of an organization. However, healthcare organizations are notorious for...Read More »

Ask the expert: Some of our low-volume providers want to be medical staff members to meet their managed care organizations' requirements, but they don't treat patients at the hospital. Is there any way to accommodate their requests?

July 29, 2010
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11 Issue 30
Provider Enrollment

Remember, the term credentialing refers to the overall process of gathering and verifying credentials information, reviewing that information, and...Read More »

Ask the expert: Do managed care organizations require that practitioners with whom they contract hold clinical privileges or membership at an accredited hospital?

April 1, 2009
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10 Issue 13
Provider Enrollment

Today, many MCOs do not require practitioners to hold clinical privileges or be on the medical staff of an accredited hospital.Read More »

NCQA opens new standards to public comment

April 5, 2006
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7 Issue 14
Provider Enrollment

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) released for public comment draft standards for its 2007 accreditation and certification...Read More »

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