Successful Survey Readiness: Your Questions Answered
As a follow-up to our webinar, Laurel McCourt, MD, former Joint Commission Surveyor, and Sara Cameron, CPMSM, CPCS, Senior Director, Professional Services, Hardenbergh Group, answer your questions about how to successfully prepare for an upcoming survey. 10 Questions About Successful Survey Readiness Q1: How are Medical Staffs moving to a 3-year reappointment cycle when CMS…
Value-Based Healthcare and Its Impact on Credentialing, Privileging and Quality
This 1:06-hour presentation describes the delivery of value-based healthcare, its impact on revenue cycle management, and the organized medical staff and hospital. Focus will be given to the effect on credentialing, privileging and quality processes, and the potential changes physicians and hospitals should consider in the development of a comprehensive value-based healthcare program….
Don’t Fear the CVO
You shouldn’t fear the Credentialing Verification Organization (CVO). This webinar explains why. The credentialing process is very time-consuming, particularly when in-house resources are stretched thin and duplicate processes across multiple service lines add more to the workload. The decision to outsource the work to a centralized Credentialing Verification Organization (CVO) is complex and can feel…
Lessons Learned from “Dr. Death”
The popular podcast series Dr. Death, which covers the story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch, a former neurosurgeon convicted of gross malpractice who is now serving a life sentence in prison, has captured the nation’s imagination. In our program, Anne Roberts JD, CPMSM, CPCS will dig deeper, sharing lessons learned from a credentialing and peer review perspective that can…
Medical Staff Services and Credentialing Consultant: 15 Character Traits to Determine If You Are Ready to Hit the Road as an MSP
How do you know if you are ready to take that plunge of leaving a secure 9-to-5 job and embark on a new career as an independent consultant or contractor in medical staff services and/or credentialing? Changing jobs is always a daring move, especially when there are bills to pay, medical insurance to carry, and…