Should maintenance of certification (MOC) play a part in credentials verification? Today's Quick Tip, from Proctoring, FPPE, and Practitioner Competency Assessment: A Clinical Leader's Guide, considers this question. The world of board certification is complicated by the fact...
The credentials committee plays a vital part in medical staff governance. The membership of the credentials committee consists primarily of physicians, and has input into key processes for credentialing, privileging, peer review, and quality. This committee is also charged with making...
True or false: The AMA Profile and AOA Profile are considered acceptable for primary source verification.
True! Do you know why?
Listen to "Breaking Through Credentialing Misconceptions: Old, New, and Updated Practices," an on-demand webcast hosted by Carol Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS....
In a recent HCPro survey, nearly a quarter of respondents cited credentialing low-volume practitioners as their biggest priority or area of concern. The main challenge with assessing the competency of low- and no-volume practitioners is getting enough relevant data. Because these
The skills that MSPs use every day—in-depth knowledge of regulations, attention to detail, and the ability to follow sketchy paper trails—can help an MSP become an expert witness in credentialing and privileging cases, according Kathy Matzka, CPMSM, CPCS, a healthcare consultant based in Lebanon...
