For organizations moving toward the development of a criteria-based core privileging system, determining whether a certain procedure or privilege is core or special/noncore can be problematic. Core are those procedures or privileges that any well-trained physician within a particular specialty or subspecialty should be competent to perform upon completion of postgraduate training.

Published 9/24/18

Post Acute Medical, LLC, operator of long-term care and rehabilitation hospitals nationwide, has agreed to pay more than $13 million for violating the Anti-Kickback Statute. The Pennsylvania-based company must pay this combined total to the United States, Texas, and Louisiana in order to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid, in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law.

The Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) team is extending the deadline to enter the 2019 CRC Symposium Case Study Competition and the 2019 CRC Achievement Awards, two application-based contests showcasing excellence in the medical staff services and leadership fields. The revised deadline for submitting contest applications is Monday, October 1, 2018.

For complete contest details and to enter the contests through our simple online process, visit https://credentialingresourcecenter.com/symposium/contests

Past winners have found the CRC Contests immensely valuable on multiple fronts, including:

• Professional education and expertise: Winners receive free admission to the 2019 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium. The event, which will be held February 26–28 at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas, provides MSPs, medical staff leaders, and quality directors with three days’ worth of expert insight and actionable strategies for developing and sustaining effective credentialing, privileging, competence assessment, and medical staff governance processes amid constant changes to healthcare service delivery and reimbursement.
• Career advancement: This prestigious recognition looks great on a résumé.
• Networking: The CRC team showcases winners and their important work in widely distributed industry publications and honors these trailblazers at the CRC Symposium, thereby connecting them with influential industry stakeholders across the country and professional spectrum.

The Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) team will be at the NAMSS Conference! Stop by Booth 236 to peruse the latest and greatest HCPro medical staff and credentialing resources, earn an exclusive discount, and enter our raffle to win a seat at the 2019 CRC Symposium in Las Vegas!

See you there!