Physician recruiting firm Merritt Hawkins noticed an interesting in 2017: recruitment for specialists increased while recruitment for primary care physicians decreased. According to Merritt Hawkins' 25th Annual Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives, 74% of recruiting assignments were for medical specialties, up 7% from three years ago. As for primary care, searches for these physicians decreased by 32% percent from three years ago. The report assessed the 3,00 recruiting assignments Merritt Hawkins conducted from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018. 

 The Court of Appeals of Ohio in the Sixth Appellate District (the “Court”) reversed a trial court’s judgment ordering a hospital to turn over documents within a physician’s credentialing file as part of a negligent credentialing lawsuit.

With massive data breaches rocking industries and the public, and policymakers scrutinizing how organizations respond, it’s time to dust off policies and ensure organizations have meaningful, compliant reporting and response plans.

The 2019 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium will be held February 26-28 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand. With so many credentialing, privileging, and medical staff leadership topics to cover, the Symposium has been expanded to 2.5 days and will feature a new provider enrollment track. Stay tuned as we announce our speakers and agenda, but in the meantime, mark your calendars!

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