State medical boards have a duty to provide oversight for physicians in their state, including appropriate disciplinary action when necessary. Unfortunately, recent reports show that many state boards are failing when it comes to punishing doctors after they are reported to the...
Whenever medical staff leaders discuss medical staff engagement and alignment, talk of money isn’t far behind. Whereas 30 years ago, serving in a medical staff leadership role was par for the course, today physicians consider it going above and beyond the call of duty. Many hospitals offer...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 21, Issue 4
A medical staff meeting agenda is more than just a piece of paper with an aesthetically pleasing outline. It is a tool to make your meetings efficient and informative, which in turn will keep medical staff involvement in these meetings high. Coordinating meetings and setting...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 21, Issue 3
A smooth onboarding process should always be the goal of an organization. However, healthcare organizations are notorious for having departments that work in silos. Most organizations have configured the functions of recruitment, credentialing and health plan enrollment to...
Today, the medical staff president, hospital CEO, and board chair of Better Times Hospital are meeting to discuss a recent request. The cardiologists, CT surgeons, vascular surgeons, and interventional radiologists want to establish an integrated clinical service line, as...
Starting with the next edition of The Joint Commission's Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals to be published this spring, The Joint Commission will change the term "disruptive behavior" to "behaviors that undermine a culture of safety." The accrediting agency...
A Thurston County (WA) Superior Court judge blocked a law that aimed to limit Medicaid patients to three non-emergent ED visits per year. The court ruled the state failed to follow proper procedures. Washington state's Health Care Agency (HCA) must now hold hearings and collect...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 21, Issue 2
Access to the Internet has made it easier to track down credentialing information. The real job for credentialing specialists has become verifying the validity of such information. Training MSPs to spot the difference between credible and useless information is key to making the...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 21, Issue 1
A-C-O. It's only three letters, but to many in the healthcare industry they represent one of the most confusing developments in healthcare-accountable care organizations.
