Fifty-five percent of physician leaders believe the Affordable Care Act has more good in it than bad, according to a survey conducted by the American Association for Physician Leadership and the Navigant Center for Healthcare Research and Policy Analysis.
The ease of your credentialing process will either attract physicians or send them running, says William K. Cors, MD, MMM, FACPE. The structure of separate departments for physician recruiting, human resources, physician practice management, medical staff services, and physician...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 8
Littleton (New Hampshire) Regional Healthcare relies on locum tenens physicians to augment its permanent medical staff. The facility doesn't have much choice, says Julie Hatley, CPMSM, CPCS, manager of medical staff services at the 25-bed critical access hospital. "We're a small...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 30
The AMA is encouraging physicians to share their stories about their experiences with EHRs and Meaningful Use by posting on a new website created for this purpose.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 29
A Detroit-area hematologist and oncologist was sentenced last week to 45 years in prison after admitting to providing cancer treatments to patients he purposely misdiagnosed.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 27
CMS announced this week it is making changes to the ICD-10 implementation transition period to help physicians avoid financial disruption and claims denials. The transition period will last for two years after the ICD-10 code set implementation deadline of October 1.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 26
The California Court of Appeal recently ruled that the state’s cap on noneconomic damages under the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) is constitutional.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 7
The 2015 MSP Salary Survey shows that CPMSM and CPCS certifications edged up slightly from last year, and it looks like more organizations now require their MSPs to have (or get) certification. However, as you've probably also read, many respondents have no certification of any kind, even in...
After a year of looking for a general/vascular surgeon, the physician recruiting department (reporting to human resources) has signed, sealed, and delivered a candidate: Dr. Star. They inform the medical staff services department (MSSD) (reporting to the chief medical officer [CMO]) that this...
