Hospital visits spike before and after first-time shelter use, according to a new study published in Health Affairs. The research, which looked at adult first-time shelter users in New York City, found that 39%...
When a concern with a pracititoner surfaces, always think, "What if this goes to a fair hearing?" Keep the following tips in mind throughout all professional review activities, even if a concern is not currently present. Issues sometimes surface much later, so you want to be confident that...
Hospital mergers and acquisitions continue in response to the evolving regulatory environment in the healthcare industry. National healthcare policy is driving the urge to merge across the healthcare sector. While decreasing reimbursements for traditional fee-for-service care from...
Baylor College of Medicine conducted an analysis examining surgeries over a six-month period that resulted in adverse events, and the ensuing data revealed that more than half of the events were caused by “human performance deficiencies.” The report was recently published in JAMA Network...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 9
Lengthy enrollment turnaround times with commercial payers can hurt an organization’s bottom line with delayed or lost revenue. Provider enrollment specialists have traditionally performed this function, but a growing contingent of MSPs are managing enrollment duties in addition to their...
As the healthcare environment evolves, the functions of the medical staff services department (MSSD) change to meet the needs of the hospital and its medical staff. Currently, many MSPs find themselves restructuring their credentialing process or the MSSD in order to become a...
