Credentialing physicians for a surgery center is quite an undertaking, considering the amount of information that must be double-checked before a provider is accepted into the facility. Dare Hartsell, ...

Accreditation is essential for ambulatory surgery centers to maintain a high standard of care and an excellent reputation. While most centers achieve accreditation, there are areas that surveyors ...

New research suggests surgical experience with related procedures could help when setting volume standards for relatively rare operations, and adjusting credentials based on volume could ensure better ...

Deviating from physician credentialing best practices puts healthcare organizations at risk for claims of negligence. Although physician credentialing may seem like a tedious administrative task, poor ...

As more hospitals employ and contract with physicians, lawsuits holding hospitals liable for medical negligence have become more prevalent. While each hospital has its own credentialing process, ...

A recent court ruling over liability for da Vinci robotic surgery gone wrong has sparked a debate over how physicians should train to use new devices. Do credentialing methods keep up with the pace of ...

Failure to enforce a robust physician credentialing program could have significant financial consequences for one Georgia hospital. The federal government has joined a False Claims Act lawsuit ...

Many hospitals and health care systems are turning to out-of-state practitioners to quickly ramp up staffing to the levels necessary to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilization of health care ...

Traditionally, healthcare practices have relied on in-house teams to manage the exhaustive process of provider credentialing. However, this often results in extensive use of resources, both in terms ...

During discovery, it may be determined that claims for negligent hiring, retention, supervision, and credentialing extend liability to entities which were not initially identified as parties. In his ...