A myriad of regulatory issues confront healthcare organizations as they determine what specific telehealth services to offer and how to offer them. What does this mean to MSPs and medical staff leadership? In this article, we summarize some of the major legal and regulatory challenges facing...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 2
Although the fear of lawsuits runs deep in many facilities, MSPs are very rarely named in these lawsuits. "The bad news is, you're most certainly going to get sued as an organization," says Dan Mulholland, attorney with Horty, Springer, and Mattern, P.C., in Pittsburgh,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 2
Pre-application forms have been utilized by hospitals and healthcare organizations for years as part of the initial application process. Proponents point out that it saves time and resources by identifying potential applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements for staff membership prior...
The Credentialing Resource Center Symposium features experts who have worked with or on medical staffs for years. HCPro is excited to welcome Todd Sagin, MD, JD, back to the podium as a speaker at the 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium.
Granting temporary privileges and using locum tenens physicians without fully verifying their credentials verification can put healthcare organizations and their patients in danger—clinically and legally. Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, advisory consultant and the chief...
Recredentialing is the process of reviewing or rechecking a physician’s information every two to three years. The process identifies changes in the physician’s training experience, current competence, or health status that might affect his or her ability to perform services for which he or she...
