I’ll be honest. When I first started in the medical services profession, it was a job. I must admit it was a fascinating job. However, my sights were set els...

Happy Medical Staff Services Awareness Week to my fellow medical services professional whether you work in a hospital setting, managed care, group practice, ...

I am just getting back from the 42nd Educational NAMSS Conference and Exhibition with a lot to consider. You see it’s hard to walk away from a conference wit...

I have the pleasure of reading a book before its upcoming release called Façade by a friend of mine, Alicia Butler Pierre. Her book describes in detail the i...

I don’t know about other professions, but in the medical services profession, we are always under some form of stress, especially during certain times of the...

Here's a recent email I received from ICE. Thought it might interest you! About a month ago, the Louisiana House of Delegates passed House Bill 748, which ba...

What is credentialing? In the healthcare industry, hospitals, managed care organizations, medical schools, and large group practices are just a few entity ty...

Whether things are going as smoothly as a well-oiled machine or overflowing with chaos in your office, there are always opportunities for improvement. It doe...

The stories never change. It doesn’t seem to matter whether it’s a medical services office in a hospital or a credentialing department for an insurer. The s...

Happy Holidays Everyone! No matter which one you celebrate, enjoy. This holiday season is the best time of year to rejuvenate and while doing so, reflect on ...

Over the past twenty years, I have witnessed and encountered some of the best, some of the worst, and some of the strangest credentialing programs. That’s wh...

Yes, some standards should be met. There are credentialing requirements dependent on your corner of the healthcare industry that must be fulfilled. Hospitals...

Are you frustrated yet? That big box health plan has been credentialing your provider for almost a year, and you just keep giving away free healthcare servic...

The side of credentialing that doesn’t get any attention is organizational credentialing. At first sight, it looks a lot less complicated than practitioner c...

The credentialing profession is about consistency. Regulatory and accrediting agencies mandate a set of criteria. All we have to do is follow that criterion ...

ARCHITECTS first get a view of the land. Before they envision a building, they envision what would fit into that landscape. The architect then considers what...

THE CANDY IS tempting. The costumes are fun. Fall has arrived with a bang as the brilliant fall colors trigger new ideas for the coming year. Celebrate. Get ...

The State of the Medical Services Professional was a study conducted by National Association of Medical Staff Services (NAMSS). It's a well-written perspecti...

Some doctors don't think so and a few states are in the process of agreeing. Looks like Oklahoma has started something by prohibiting healthcare organization...

IT WAS SUPPOSED to be a one week temporary assignment at a small hospital in Philadelphia. St. Josesph's Hospital had just merged with Girard Medical Center...