Aug 28, 2018, 16:54 PM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

Do you know how Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services measures the four quality domains of healthcare? Learn more about the qualities measured and how Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations (OPPE) can increase your VBP payments.

Aug 24, 2018, 13:27 PM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

To secure additional resources, a credentialing department must create a value proposition based on accurate data converted to information. That information should tell a story that articulates both the problem statement and the solution in quantifiable terms. The goal is to answer the question, “Why should we do this?”

Aug 22, 2018, 16:06 PM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

This webinar is focused on key pressure points experienced by today’s healthcare organizations related to determining how telemedicine and telehealth providers will be permitted to provide services.

Aug 22, 2018, 08:51 AM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

Mergers and acquisitions are hard on staff. However that should be no excuse to let dysfunctions seep into your teams. Building a cohesive team from the start will lend itself well to productive and connected team members moving forward.

Aug 21, 2018, 19:34 PM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

Have you ever asked what are the requirements surrounding continuing medical education? All states require CME for license registration, and most states require CME for license renewal. Learn about state licensure requirements and how to achieve them.

Aug 21, 2018, 11:04 AM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

How many of us have learned things the hard way? I know that I certainly have from time to time. Save yourself a lot of embarrassment by making sure that new technology is well-tested before it is introduced to your providers.

Aug 15, 2018, 10:11 AM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

There are thirty-seven different versions of your neighboring city’s hospital in your Hospitals Table staring at you right now. Which one do you choose? And how can you remove this abomination from your sight.

Aug 8, 2018, 18:13 PM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

There have been a number of events in recent years that have put increased pressure on revenue cycle management in the healthcare industry—not the least of which was the recent transition to ICD-10. Most healthcare organizations are operating on such thin margins that any bump in the road could easily be the difference in a profit or loss for the year.

Aug 8, 2018, 17:53 PM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

We are in the middle of a busy conference season for medical staff professionals. While many of you have made plans to attend at least one event, there is another group who has not for various reasons.

Aug 7, 2018, 09:54 AM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

Rachel Deming Purcell, Director of Regional Credentialing, Quality and Operations Support at The Permanente Medical Group sees that today’s positions now require systems thinkers, skill sets that can establish productive relationships through an organization, flexibility and the ability to partner with providers.

Aug 2, 2018, 18:37 PM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

Is your medical office prepared to take the relationship to the next step? The integration of two or more credentialing databases will be one of the most significant efforts in the entire process. Learn more about you can prepare yourself for a streamlined integration process.

Jul 31, 2018, 18:05 PM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

Learn how Banner Health System made data integrity a priority for their organization and eliminated many of the common threats that a healthcare organization faces when they don’t have thorough, accurate information on providers.

Jul 27, 2018, 11:06 AM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

We at VerityStream love helping our customers! We enjoy the conversation, getting to improve our product from our customer’s recommendations and helping to grow the use of systems.

Jul 25, 2018, 14:26 PM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

In my opinion, a credentialing (or a mortgage) process is electronic only if it is paperless for both the applicant and the recipient of the data. Your process is NOT electronic if you email an application to a provider who then must print the application, complete it, and get it back to your department.

Jul 24, 2018, 09:20 AM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

Credentialing used to be solely focused on just that, credentialing. With all the changes our industry is enduring, it has become essential for healthcare organizations to determine a ‘source of truth’ for provider data, with the credentialing database now firmly in the spotlight.

Jul 20, 2018, 12:45 PM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

Industry best practice is to make information about providers' granted privileges readily available to patient care providers (i.e., nursing stations, OR scheduling, pharmacy, etc.) in order to drive quality, patient safety, and informed decision making.

Jul 19, 2018, 12:29 PM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

The Joint Commission announced the requirement for OPPE in 2007, in order to give organizations time to formulate their strategies for compliance by January 1, 2008 (the date on which OPPE requirements became effective). We are now in our 10th year of being required to have an OPPE process in place.

Jul 18, 2018, 15:43 PM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

With quality in mind, The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched their Hospital Value-based Purchasing (HVBP) Program in order to set performance standards and reward acute-care hospitals for the quality of care they give patients.

Jul 16, 2018, 16:28 PM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

In most hospitals, the medical staff organization is supported by one or more medical staff professionals (MSPs). These individuals may be called by different titles, but their key responsibilities relate to supporting the work of the hospital and medical staff organization related to credentialing and privileging

Jul 13, 2018, 16:05 PM by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.IDataItem]

I started working in Medical Staff Services in January of 2009, just one month before the HITECH Act was signed into law. At the time, meaningful use of health care data and technology seemed to have little to do with the behind-the-scenes work we did in the credentialing world.