The Association for Ambulatory Health Care’s (AAAHC) quality roadmap points to credentialing, privileging, and peer review as pervasive trouble spots for ambulatory care facilities. With these shortcomings in accreditors’ crosshairs, take extra pains to avoid the following vetting missteps:...
Advanced practice professionals (APP) have medical training but are not physicians. APPs have more advanced training and independence than do allied health professionals, and they play an increasingly important role in today’s healthcare industry. Some states allow independent practice by nurse...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 27, Issue 11
Amy Niehaus, CPMSM, CPCS, MBA, answers the question: At what point in the medical staff credentialing process can an application for enrollment be submitted to the payers?
A rise in interest in osteopathic medicine has led to confusion about who is trained to practice this type of medicine. Physician leaders and MSPs must play a part in protecting patients from practitioners who falsify their credentials.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 27, Issue 11
With the number of patients utilizing telemedicine services expected to reach 7 million by the end of 2018, the telehealth industry has certainly reached new heights in recent years—and it’s rapidly diversifying. Telemedicine typically refers to a medical service or appointment with a healthcare...
