Although MSPs consider quality care a driving focus, they don’t always devote the same energy to collaborating with colleagues in the quality department. This incongruity can be counterproductive. Poor alignment between quality and medical staff services personnel can undermine overlapping duties and shared goals, including those surrounding care.

In today’s healthcare landscape, finding the correct practitioners for your organization can be a tall task. With so many factors to consider, your credentialing process must be an all hands on deck approach to ensure success.

In the latest whitepaper titled Successful Credentialing: 8 Ways to Enhance Your Credentialing Processes, we will provide insight on how your team can turn credentialing obstacles in opportunities.

Published 3/29/18

Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA), a mul-tistate clinic and provider network specializing in chronic kidney failure treatment, agreed to a $3.5 million Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) violation settlement, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced February 1.

Published 3/28/18

Avoid fair hearings at all costs. That is the advice of Heather Fields, JD, CHC, a shareholder at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, s.c., in Milwaukee. Reinhart has represented several hospitals and medical staffs during fair hearings and has seen the toll—both financial and emotional—that these actions have on those involved.

Published 3/26/18

State laws have established certain requirements for the licensing of healthcare practitioners and organizations. Beyond these exist various federal regulatory requirements, only some of which are tied to state or local law.

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