Within pharmaceutical companies, compliance often dominates decision making – especially in this age of intense scrutiny and looming litigation. During my 8+ years of pharma...
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State Medical Boards Discipline Providers for Unprofessional Behavior
When a State Medical Board issues a license to practice medicine, it is responsible to assure that the licensed provider has been properly trained and maintains skills through...
Protecting and Serving Vulnerable Health Care Populations
While much is said about the monetary cost of fraud in health care, the danger to patients is more than just financial. Between 2012 and 2015, 1.2 million Medicare beneficiaries...
Compliance and Changing Pharmacy Technician Roles
As the demand for prescription drugs continues to increase, so does the demand for pharmaceutical services. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs for pharmacy...
What Is a Provider Entity?
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a provider entity is a health care provider or supplier who bills Medicare or Medicaid for services rendered...
Verisys Provides a Single-Search for Verified National Abuse Results
Verisys offers its aggregated, verified National Abuse Registry as a search option from a login to Verisys Connect, as an API, or as part of its turn-key data platform...
Thoroughly Verifying Provider Licenses and Certifications Improves the Quality of Health Care
Provider License Verification and Board Certifications: The Foundation of Quality Health Care Maintaining and improving quality health care is the collective goal of health care...
Why it’s Important to Screen and Monitor Against the Medicare Opt-Out List
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS CAN OPT-OUT OF MEDICARE When credentialing providers, it is important to check and monitor against the list of those providers who have opted out of...
Verisys’ FACIS Provides Valuable Data to Assist with Underwriting for Medical Professional Liability
Health care providers are required to carry current medical professional liability insurance as part of the credentialing and privileging process, as well as to qualify to...
When Physicians Don’t Self-Report Criminal or Civil Charges to Licensing Boards, FACIS Can Bridge the Gap
Medical and licensing boards fulfill two primary regulatory functions: licensure and discipline. In most cases, they are lacking in funding, staff, public board members, and...
