Verisys

JULY 20, 2023

Hospitals or health systems may not allocate adequate resources or staff to complete the medical credentialing process. 3: Allowing a physician to treat patients before credentialing is completed Courts have held hospitals liable when a physician falsifies credentials, and the hospital fails to do its due diligence in verifying them.

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MedTrainer

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Here’s how these plans help limit liability: Prevent Fraud and Abuse: Compliance plans include measures to prevent fraud and abuse within the healthcare organization. Reduce Medical Malpractice Risk: Ensuring patient safety is a fundamental component of compliance plans.

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MedTrainer

MARCH 14, 2024

Additionally, the credentialing specialist may request a record of any pending and past medical malpractice cases and disciplinary actions from the appropriate authority. Courtesy: This is when a hospital occasionally allows a provider to admit and treat a patient. However, not all providers need hospital privileges.

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Med Law Blog

MAY 1, 2023

Please note that the potential for ulterior financial motives does not automatically presume that the intent is somehow suspect, in the same way that potential medical malpractice concerns does not legitimately question the clinical motives of all other providers. in United States ex rel.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Clinical Risks: These are associated with patient care and can include malpractice claims, costs of corrective procedures, and increased insurance premiums resulting from adverse patient outcomes. Financial Risks: They encompass losses from billing errors, fraud, and abuse claims, or failed investments related to healthcare provisions.

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Telehealth reduces the cost of healthcare and increases efficiency with better management of chronic diseases, shared health professional staffing, reduced travel times, and fewer or shorter hospital stays. This includes understanding various fraud and abuse laws.

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Verisys

DECEMBER 5, 2023

For the medical staff services team at a hospital to properly verify a healthcare practitioner’s credentials, dozens of primary sources must be contacted directly, and those primary source organizations must then verify the credentials of the practitioner in question. The policy issuer for malpractice insurance verifies insurance coverage.

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Verisys

MARCH 1, 2022

For the medical staff services team at a hospital to properly verify a healthcare practitioner’s credentials, dozens of primary sources must be contacted directly, and those primary source organizations must then verify the credentials of the practitioner in question. The policy issuer for malpractice insurance verifies insurance coverage.

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Verisys

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

This reduces the risk of fraud, supports adherence to industry regulations, and safeguards against legal and financial repercussions. By maintaining precise records, healthcare organizations can prevent errors in referrals, reduce the risk of malpractice, and ensure patients receive care from qualified professionals.

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Verisys

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Imagine walking into a hospital and seeing credentials proudly displayed. Many healthcare employers utilize FACIS (Fraud Abuse Control Information System), offered by Verisys, to screen for any sanctions, exclusions, or disciplinary actions at the federal and state levels. It’s reassuring, right?

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

340B hospitals amplify loss projections as more drugmakers unveil restrictions. Alabama hospitals were just ranked for safety: See how yours fared. IV contrast shortage impacting Alabama hospitals. Alabama hospital rationing medical supplies due to COVID disruptions in China. California hospital receives $25M gift.

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Hall Render

MARCH 14, 2025

Vincent hospital names chief medical officer UAMS Awarded $1.9M Vincent hospital names chief medical officer UAMS Awarded $1.9M to Study Environmental Links to Breast Cancer in Arkansas Arkansas approves additional $4.5 operating margin in FY24 What’s new with Kaiser Permanente?

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Hall Render

APRIL 29, 2022

CMS’ Brooks-LaSure defends 2023 pay bump for hospitals that groups charge is too small. HHS calls on hospitals to make voluntary pledge to cut emissions to zero by 2050. Hospitals sue HHS over Medicare billing calculation. Hospitals to OSHA: Do not finalize COVID-19 standard for healthcare workers. CMS Proposes $1.6B

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Verisys

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

To stay in compliance with federal and state regulations and to keep patients safe, it’s vital for hospitals and health systems to monitor the licenses of their practitioners for new information that may prevent a physician from practicing. Malpractice Certification of Insurance. Professional Affiliations. License Expiry.

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Hall Render

MAY 10, 2024

Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 25, 2024

in 2023 100M hit by Change Healthcare breach AHA pushes for hospital-at-home changes Amazon One Medical, Cleveland Clinic partner on primary care Big systems looking ‘outside of the four walls of the hospital’ Calm Health, UnitedHealthcare form partnership: 3 notes Cigna-Humana merger talks are back on: report Doctors hate MIPS.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 13, 2024

in Refinancing for Medical Office Building in Goodyear, Arizona Northern Arizona VA part of national campaign to help veterans with ‘blast exposure’ become eligible for benefits Pharmaceutical company now profits off Arizona opioid crisis settlement Scottsdale hospital performs breakthrough heart procedure with new technology St.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 1, 2023

to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M

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Hall Render

JUNE 7, 2024

News ranks hospitals in health equity. These hospitals earn top honors. facility Southern Research CEO talks biotech incubator, future of Birmingham medicine ALASKA Juneau’s hospital is bleeding cash. facility Southern Research CEO talks biotech incubator, future of Birmingham medicine ALASKA Juneau’s hospital is bleeding cash.

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Hall Render

JULY 22, 2022

cancer, cardio lab fraud. Omicron variant fueling uptick in Alabama COVID-19 hospitalizations. Five leading children’s hospitals secure $29M in federal funding to enhance future pandemic readiness. Hospital holds 2nd CEO candidate meet and greet: Dennis Welsh talks the future of Juneau’s health care community. CALIFORNIA.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 20, 2024

physician pay bump in new healthcare package Health systems restructure operating models amid industry challenges Health systems join new collaborative to scale hospital-at-home care HHS final rule aims to boost interoperability HHS issues 2nd info blocking rule in 1 week Hospitals tried to cut labor expenses this year. Did it work?

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Congress presses Meta about health data privacy after hospitals remove Facebook tracker. Alabama hospital CEO resigns. Alabama’s COVID positivity rate, hospitalizations drop considerably. Huntsville Hospital Health System Ranked Among America’s Best Employers by Forbes. Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas hires new COO.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Jill Biden will lead new initiative to boost federal government research into women’s health Joint Commission says acute, critical access hospitals must join safety network Lawsuit claims UnitedHealth AI wrongfully denies elderly extended care Most Rural U.S.

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Hall Render

APRIL 1, 2022

Coalition of hospitals, health plans and others urge for stronger guidance around third-party apps. Hospital, long-term care groups again petition Becerra to extend COVID-19 public health emergency. Hospital margins ‘well below sustainable levels’: Kaufman Hall. Hospital board meets with SEARHC leadership.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Luke’s Behavioral Health to lay off more than 250 employees after suspension Top Valley hospital, health care execs take home big paychecks HonorHealth selected as new med school’s clinical affiliate: 4 notes Phoenix Children’s appoints 4 new division chiefs SMI patients at risk after St.

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Hall Render

APRIL 14, 2023

NATIONAL 94% of Organizations Experienced a Cyberattack in 2022 AHA blog: Strengthening crisis management in rural health care Biden signs bill ending Covid-19 national emergency Cancer drug shortages are creating dire circumstances for some patients CMS Releases FY24 IPPS Proposed Rule, Seeks to Boost Rates by 2.8%

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 15, 2023

NATIONAL AHA pushes back on HHS proposal to penalize hospitals for cyberattacks AHA urges Congress to oppose H.R. Newsom seeks changes to California’s new healthcare wage law Prime completes California hospital sale Rare disease tech company was rolled up two years ago.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Million in Retaliation Suit John Muir, Tenet scrap hospital deal after FTC challenge Kaiser to lay off 79 administrative employees Leaning toward big wins in schizophrenia and vaccines, venture group raises new fund of $389 million Madera hospital creditors want to be paid, including CEO. health care spending hits $4.5

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Hall Render

AUGUST 12, 2022

Hospitals still fall short on price transparency, consumer group says. Sewell introduces bipartisan legislation to protect long-term care hospitals. Workers at shuttered Arizona hospital say they were denied promised pay. Northwest Arkansas hospital to end two EMS contracts. America has a maternal mortality crisis.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

11 Plan To Slash $1.5B 11 Plan To Slash $1.5B 11 Plan To Slash $1.5B

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Hall Render

JUNE 30, 2023

for physician referral scheme In Los Angeles, hospital CEO pay could be capped Kaiser Permanente ratings affirmed amid healthy financial profile Nurses vote ‘no confidence’ in California hospital administration, board Nursing facility, management company settle physician kickback allegations for $3.8M Here’s why.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This trend has created a complex set of challenges for hospitals and healthcare systems, ranging from understanding varied state regulations to navigating the intricacies of provider credentialing. This variation creates significant hurdles for hospitals treating OOS Medicaid patients.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Vincent’s to get $380 million medical records platform Jackson Hospital named Alabama’s first dementia-friendly hospital Biden-Harris admin. to distribute RSV infant immunizations to 21 villages ARIZONA After exhaustive negotiations, St. Million Settlement with L.A.

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Hall Render

MARCH 17, 2023

NATIONAL AMA pressures federal government to fix prior authorization problem plaguing radiology AHA pushes back on new 340B alliance Biden’s $6.8T Lawmakers are now mulling limits. NATIONAL AMA pressures federal government to fix prior authorization problem plaguing radiology AHA pushes back on new 340B alliance Biden’s $6.8T

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

US flu hospitalization rate highest its been since 2009 swine flu pandemic, experts say. Staffing shortages biggest issue facing Alabama hospitals. State’s rural hospitals need help: What a $7.3M IHS should pay Arizona tribal hospital $17.4M, HHS says. South Arkansas Awaits $55 Million Hospital. CONNECTICUT.

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