CMS' 2-midnight rule states that inpatient admissions are considered reasonable and necessary for stays that last at least two midnights. Stays that fall short of that benchmark should be billed as outpatient services.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 9
When it comes to the reapplication process, practitioner procrastination may be a problem that will never completely go away. However, there are ways to encourage physicians to return their reappointment packets in a timely manner.
Medical staffs across the country have found that establishing their own private treasury accounts funded by staff dues and application/reappointment fees has helped them maintain autonomy from hospital administration. This separation has become especially apparent when conflicts...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 9
Autopsy is a core privilege for pathologists, but because few pathologists perform the procedure in hospitals, this doesn't usually present a credentialing concern, according to some medical services professionals and consultants. Nevertheless, it can raise policy questions for medical...
In this two-part series, we'll seek to answer these questions and provide insight for medical staffs regarding policies, privileging, and other considerations regarding autopsies. In Part 1...
Medical staffs across the country have found that establishing their own private treasury accounts funded by staff dues and application/reappointment fees has helped them maintain autonomy from hospital administration. This separation has become especially apparent when conflicts requiring...
