For physicians, the risk of being sued by a patient is low in the short term but increases the longer they practice, according to data from the AMA’s Physician Practice Benchmark Surveys.

The 2023 National Provider Enrollment Forum delivers two days of engaging education and training to provider enrollment professionals. Experienced veterans and top industry experts will be on hand to provide you best practices and tips. Whether you're a newly minted professional or an experienced enrollment specialist, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to get step-by-step training and answers to your most pressing enrollment questions! 

For more information, including the agenda, click here.

MSPs sometimes feel compelled to send an application to department chairs or to the credentials committee even though the application is incomplete. Frequently, the pressure comes from one of the following sources:

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, credentialing still plays a vital role in ensuring patient safety and maintaining the highest standards of care. To help MSB readers better understand the current trends and challenges in the field of hospital credentialing, we sat down with Jami Pinkert, MHA, CPCS, CPMSM, a senior director of provider experience and medical staff operations, to discuss a variety of topics of interest.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida (the “Court”) granted a community health center’s motion for summary judgment against a physician’s claims of racial discrimination and retaliation, finding it had legitimate reasons for terminating his employment contract.