Physicians aren’t the only practitioners ensnared in heated debate over renewal of certification. Two physician assistant (PA) groups have been sparring for the better part of a year over a proposed update to the recertification process.
Along with the many other duties that medical staff leaders take on when they step into their new roles, they must play a part in the credentialing process. It is a mistake to assume that because a physician has been on your medical staff for a while and has gone through the credentialing...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 8
Last April, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services finalized the first substantive updates to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) Guidebook in more than a decade. Roughly one year after the rollout, experts say the broadened reporting expectations have weightier...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 8
About four years ago, we (and when I say "we," I mean "me," as I am a one-woman office) instituted evergreen letters. The evergreen serves as a verification of privileges and as a clinical reference. On our evergreen form, the department chair completes the evaluation section, and I complete a...
The Office of Inspector General maintains a List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) database, which is updated on a monthly basis. Medical staff stakeholders can search the database to identify entities and individuals who are excluded from Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal healthcare...
