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Credentialing in Healthcare: Essential Processes and Best Practices

Physician Credentialing Company

By validating staff competence, it reduces the likelihood of malpractice claims and legal issues. For example, when a doctor claims to have graduated from a certain medical school, the credentialing team contacts that school directly to confirm. This process reduces the risk of fraud and ensures accuracy.

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Private Equity: Investigation and Enforcement

Med Law Blog

We saw that issue up close last year as the committee considered the role of PE firms in the increase of patients receiving surprise medical bills.” Private equity firms are investment firms set up to increase profits for their shareholders, not to provide better quality medicine.

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Vincent hospital names chief medical officer UAMS Awarded $1.9M Regional Health named one of the best places to work in Kentucky UK HealthCare taps chief revenue officer LOUISIANA Louisiana opens $33M mental health hospital Louisiana physician, wife to pay $450K for neurostimulator fraud scheme Louisiana physician charged for $6.6M

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Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’ biotech mulling sweetened acquisition offer D.C. Health Policy Commission still missing key document in Steward sale to Optum Local obesity drug developer lands deal worth up to $600M with Novo Nordisk Mass.

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million bird flu shots to U.S.

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fraud scheme UConn Health is in financial trouble. Alexius Devils Lake Hospital renovations Closing the Medicaid Gap Is Just the First Step, as Nursing Homes Fight for Predictable Reimbursement Sanford nursing director back home after an opportunity to help a hospital in Costa Rica What do malpractice payments look like in North Dakota?

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face growing challenges to stay open KENTUCKY BehaVR merges with New York City-based Fern Health For years, a powerful Louisville hospital sued people for unpaid bills. Mary’s Hospital accused of negligence and medical malpractice in wrongful death suit. Louis health system strikes deal with southeast Missouri provider St.