"Continue to monitor," states the minutes of the surgical department meeting. "Tell the nursing supervisor to keep her eyes open," says the department chair. When a particular physician's name comes up yet again at the medical executive committee meeting, all eyes immediately began scanning the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 30
The number of Americans having weight-loss surgery more than quadrupled between 1998 and 2002 from 13,386 to 71,733, according to a study published in the July 12 issue of Health Affairs.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 26
On June 21, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will begin to implement the revised classification criteria used to determine inpatient hospital rehabilitation payment it adopted in a May 7, 2004 ruling. In January 2005, the rule was suspended by CMS after...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 24
According to a June 2005 inspection report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), 20% of the consecutive inpatient stay sequences it studied were associated with poor-quality care and/or unnecessary fragmentation of care.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 24
According to a June 2005 inspection report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), 20% of the consecutive inpatient stay sequences it studied were associated with poor-quality care and/or unnecessary fragmentation of care.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 24
According to a June 2005 inspection report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), 20% of the consecutive inpatient stay sequences it studied were associated with poor-quality care and/or unnecessary fragmentation of care.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 23
On June 9, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) temporarily halted issuing new specialty hospital provider agreements and processing new provider enrollment applications for specialty hospitals while it reviews the Conditions of Participation and payment systems that apply to...
