An Indiana appellate court (the “Court”) reversed a trial court’s dismissal, finding that the Heath Insurance and Portability Act (HeHIPAA) can form the basis of a duty of care for a negligence-based suit.
The plaintiff, Amanda Henry, originally filed suit against defendant Community...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 12
Plus, Massachusetts adds new physician licensing requirement, report shows disconnect between physicians’ perspective and patients’ prescription habits, and OCR issues one of the largest HIPAA fines of 2019. Find out what’s happening in the world of federal healthcare regulations by...
It turns out the doctor doesn’t always know best—at least not when it comes time to hang up the scalpel.
An accepted norm in the medical field is that with age comes more experience, and therefore more knowledge. That may hold true—but at what point does old age mean that surgeons can’t...
As physician shortages grow even faster and patient care needs intensify, more and more healthcare institutions are fortifying their ranks with telemedicine practitioners. While distance doesn’t diminish a hospital’s responsibility to thoroughly vet and assess affiliated practitioners, it can...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 12
Succeeding as a medical staff services manager/director requires more than just knowing the ins and outs of credentialing, privileging, and medical staff bylaws. You must also know how to be a leader, deal with stressful situations, manage your staff, manage your time, and delegate work tasks....
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 12
Peer references should be valuable tools in helping MSPs and credentialing committees uncover potential competency issues and assess whether the APP will be a good culture fit.
Like any industry, the provider enrollment field has its unique challenges and obstacles. One of the easiest ways to overcome these challenges, Dina Solis, PESC, says, is to incorporate automation and other technology solutions. For organizations already utilizing technology in their processes,...
The growth trend in digital healthcare has continued for much of 2019. In fact, according to InTouch Health, a telehealth services company that offers health systems solutions to deliver virtual care, the global telehealth market is expected to reach some $40 billion this year.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 11
The researchers categorized articles and reports according to the six domains and whether they assessed cost of waste, savings from interventions that address waste, or both. They then translated costs and savings from included studies into national costs and savings and converted these values...
In 2018, 91.5% of people in the United States had healthcare coverage for at least part of the year. That means that 8.5%, or 27.5 million people, went the entire year without any form of health insurance.
