January is a time when many of us reflect on the happenings of the previous year and will set new goals for 2017. Some of the top resolutions include spend more time with family and friends, exercise more, learn something new, and get organized. As MSPs, it is also a good time to evaluate current… [Read More]
Credentialing Advancements in a New Delivery Era
As hospitals form more expansive networks, small inefficiencies in individual credentialing processes compound and become increasingly disruptive at the system level. But for healthcare organizations that do credentialing well, the positive results are substantial. They include reduced costs and risks, to both the patient and the institution, quicker performance, and enhanced revenue, all centered on… [Read More]
Credentialing Advancements in a New Delivery Era
Healthcare organizations continually seek opportunities to improve efficiency, eliminate redundancies, and increase quality to stay competitive in this ever-changing environment. During this one-hour, recorded webinar program, Credentialing Advancements in a New Delivery Era, Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, Advisory Consultant and Chief Credentialing Officer for The Greeley Company, addresses strategies to achieve meaningful alignment and operational… [Read More]
Top Medical Staff Services Department Staffing Challenges Revealed
Medical staff services departments might need interim staffing assistance at any point for a variety of reasons. The Greeley Company has provided temporary credentialing and medical staff professional assistance to healthcare organizations nationwide for over 25 years, often for the following 7 common challenges and circumstances: Implementation of a new credentialing software system Backlogs of initial applicants or reapplicants… [Read More]
Greeley’s CMO, Rick Sheff, MD, Examines Current State of Healthcare at Becker’s Annual Meeting
Dan Nielsen, former healthcare executive turned speaker and author, conducted several enlightening interviews at the 2016 Becker’s Hospital Review Annual Meeting in Chicago. In one of these interviews, The Greeley Company’s Principal and Chief Medical Officer, Rick Sheff, MD, had the opportunity to share with Nielsen his perspective on the current state of healthcare and… [Read More]
Greeley to participate in NAMSS national conference Sept. 17-21 in Boston
The Greeley Company is looking forward to participating in the National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) 40th Educational Conference and Exhibition, September 17-21 in Boston, MA. The event draws greater than 1,400 medical services professionals and other professionals from across the country and over 40 sponsors and exhibitors that serve the healthcare industry. Five Greeley experts will… [Read More]
Delegated Credentialing in the Medical Staff Services Department
There are several reasons why a commercial payer, such as a managed care organization or health plan, may consider delegating all or part of its credentialing activities to qualified business partners such as IPAs, PHOs, CVOs, medical societies, even other health plans. However, a growing trend observed by The Greeley Company is for hospitals and… [Read More]
The New Paradigm: Delegated Credentialing in the MSSD
The Situation: The number of employed practitioners at your hospital is increasing. Provider enrollment with the managed care payers is time-consuming and long delays are being encountered. A significant loss of revenue has been incurred over the last year due to the inability to bill for patient care services while your practitioners waited to be… [Read More]
Stop the Line: Credentialing for the OR
“Stop the line” is a very familiar term to me, through my years of experience in the hospital setting. It is a term that is more commonly used in the OR suite, but not uncommon in all patient care areas of the hospital. Having the authority—or more importantly, the responsibility—to take a stand and “stop… [Read More]
Free Download: Credentialing Compilation Guidebook
My colleagues from The Greeley Company and I hope that you’re enjoying this holiday season and feeling energized for the New Year! I’m reaching out to offer you a free PDF copy of a resource our team recently created, The Greeley Company’s Credentialing & Privileging Compilation: A Selection of Articles, Case Studies, and White Papers. This 66-page compilation includes 17… [Read More]
