According to a poll conducted by Kaiser Family Foundation, 41% of U.S. adults reported living in a household with a gun but only 14% said a physician or healthcare provider has ever asked them if they owned a gun.

Once a managed care application is successfully submitted and verified, a final review should occur to confirm that the file meets the plan’s requirements before it is presented for final consideration by the credentialing committee or, if authorized, the medical director. This can be accomplished through one or more of the following practices:

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! 

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The 2023 MSP Salary Survey Report sheds light on urgent focuses, burgeoning functions, and emerging markets identified by medical staff movers and shakers who keep their finger on the industry’s pulse. By using the trends detailed in this report to enrich their professional contributions, MSPs can gain the competitive edge in an industry on the move.

Reports of a growing physician shortage are nothing new. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were already concerns that the number of practicing physicians was decreasing while the number of patients was increasing. This had more to do with physicians getting older and retiring and patients living longer and needing more medical care. However, the pandemic saw more physicians leaving medicine even earlier than planned.

When talking about burnout in healthcare, most of the recent focus has been on clinicians. However, what about those who support the work of clinicians? CRCJ recently caught up with Dawn Anderson, PESC, CPCS, CPMSM, director of credentialing, privileging, and licensing at OB Hospitalist Group in Greenville, South Carolina. Anderson and other managers at OB Hospitalist Group have put a lot of effort into making sure their credentialing teams do not get burned out.