The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently unveiled a new pilot program that will give clinicians direct access to Medicare beneficiaries' claims data. CMS Administrator Seema Verma says the "Data at the Point of Care" pilot is designed to improve care, sharpen diagnoses, and reduce redundant services by knocking down silos that prevent patients and their providers from accessing their complete health history in one record.

It is wise to have potential external peer reviewers in mind because the need for them can arise without warning. A good external peer review organization should provide the following:

HCPro is currently seeking speakers to present at the 2020 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium, to be held April 20-21 in New Orleans.

As more and more healthcare organizations turn to APPs to fill gaps in patient care, MSSDs must integrate credentialing and privileging these practitioners into their current processes.

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