CRC Symposium panelists Hugh Greeley and Todd Sagin, MD, JD, discuss what will differentiate this event from others. The context of credentialing might be an important distinction, as they explain below. The CRC Symposium will take place March 12?13 at Caesar's Palace in Las...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 12
Neurophysiological monitoring refers to any measure used to assess the functional integrity of the peripheral or central nervous system. Neurophysiological monitoring can be performed by clinical neurophysiologists or by intraoperative monitoring technologists, and it occurs in the OR, ICU, or...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 11
A difficult recruitment and retention environment—as well as patient, community, and hospital need—provide understandable pressure to quickly get certain practitioners and specialties credentialed and privileged. While CMS is silent regarding the use of temporary privileges or locum...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 10
Effective October 1, the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) has lowered the rates it charges for information about practitioners and organizations. The new fee to query the NPDB will be $3.00 for both continuous and one-time queries and $5.00 for self-queries.
All other...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 9
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 8
New research by the Center for Personalized Education for Physicians (CPEP) has corroborated several key factors associated with poor physician performance in prior studies. These factors include increasing age and solo practice, among others. However, CPEP's retrospective analysis...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 7
Building a "smooth" relationship with medical staff leaders requires traditional skill sets, such as interpersonal and communication skills; organizational skills; knowledge of accreditation standards and state and federal laws; ability to implement plans and initiatives with little...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 6
Note from the editor: HCPro's Credentialing Resource Center is constantly adding to and updating its library of Clinical Privilege White Papers, which outline sample privileging criteria and background research for a wide range of medical specialty and subspecialty...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 5
Accurate comparisons are what MSPs need to take to their managers to support their request for higher compensation and additional staff. If you have the title of "manager," that might not mean anything if you're also the entire department.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 4
Editor's note: HCPro's Credentialing Resource Center is constantly adding to and updating its library of Clinical Privilege White Papers, which outline sample privileging criteria and background research for a wide range of medical specialty and subspecialty areas, procedures...
