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Important information for Providers: Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Medicare Provider Enrollment Relief
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Summary How is CMS using its authority under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act to offer flexibilities with Medicare provider enrollment to support the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) national emergency? CMS...
California Work Comp Networks
5 Things you need to know about California's workers compensation medical networks. A work comp network is called an MPN - Medical Provider Networks. MPNs are comprised of medical providers who are allowed to treat injured workers for a ...
What is Medical Credentialing
WHAT IS MEDICAL CREDENTIALING? Medical Credentialing ensures doctors who are practicing in a given state or city have received all the necessary training and experience to safely and efficiently practice medicine. During the medical credentialing...
Bad Hires
After a decade of consulting physician groups and healthcare organizations I found that they all had one thing in common. Bad hires. Had each owner known that a bad hire would lead to millions in losses, they would have called in the professionals...
Medicare Pays with Direct Deposit
Medicare Pays with Direct Deposit. Here is what medicare wants you to know about Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Source: https://med.noridianmedicare.com/web/jddme/topics/enrollment Want Medicare payments directly deposited into your bank...
California Workers Comp Networks AKA MPN
California created MPNs to try and reduce the abuse of their workers' compensation system. Although the idea was a good one, to cut down on fraud and reduce abuse in general, it unfortunately really did some providers a disservice. Now, before I...
Trained to Give Only the Best Service, Thank You Nordstroms
Morning pow wows were the norm and in every morning meeting we would be trained on customer service. Plus, rewarding the sales team with gifts and bonuses guaranteed our hustle all day long. The shiny shoe department with walls full of Salvatore...
Credentialing Hold Ups!
Are you a provider who has been denied entrance into a medical network? What about delays; have you experienced extremely long waiting periods to be approved as a credentialed medical provider? According to NAMSS, these are the examples of red...
Must a PA-C Be Credentialed with Medical Networks?
There is no way around this, you must be credentialed when seeing members (patients) of a medical network. Why? We understand you are supervised and so you wonder why all the bother? Why go through the same process as the supervising MD? Well, this...
