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Get new medical staff leaders up to speed on credentialing This week, CRC Daily covers credentialing, which is among the many duties that require effective collaboration between medical staff leaders and MSPs. It is a mistake to assume that a practitioner who has been on the medical staff for a while and has gone through the application process automatically understands the behind-the-scenes workings of credentialing. Today's issue highlights some of the credentialing truths that must often be pointed out or explained to new medical staff leaders. Read more. Five ways to fight fraud Preventing healthcare fraud and abuse is challenging, especially for hospitals, hospices, and other similar organizations. While there are many honest and well-intentioned healthcare providers, there are also quite a few perpetrators ranging from street criminals to large companies. As such, owners of healthcare organizations must be on their guard at all times. After all, allegations of fraud and abuse against low-level or top brass employees can affect the reputation of any healthcare organization. Read more. For more on keeping bad actors at bay Check out the Office of Inspector General’s List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) database. Medical staff stakeholders can search the database to identify entities and individuals who are excluded from Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal healthcare programs, including those who have been convicted of healthcare fraud. Read more. Prescreen candidates for employed physician positions An effective prescreen process helps to ensure that nonviable candidates for employment never make it to first base. It also helps to minimize the risk of throwing open the door to due process if an application to the medical staff is offered and then denied after you have formally started to process it. Finally, while an executive champion might be required to jump start and work through the initial organizational roadblocks, once formulated, the prescreen becomes standard operating procedure among frontline staff. Read more. Ask the right questions on the medical staff application Failure to craft clear, targeted, and meaningful questions is one of the top pitfalls in credentialing. Although it’s difficult to pose questions that cover any and all conceivable disclosure situations, organizations should be as thoroughas possible. Read more.
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