Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2003 Issue 8
Credentialing: SHRINK STINKS, PLAN THINKS, DEAL INKED
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Article Overview
This article covers a federal-civil enforcement resolution that led to a model credentialing policy for a managed care organization. It explains the background fraud incident, the collaborative response by regulators and the health plan, and the broader patient-protection and compliance implications for managed care credentialing. The piece is relevant to health plans, compliance teams, credentialing staff, and anyone tracking provider-verification oversight and federal enforcement trends.
Why This Topic Matters
It highlights how credentialing failures and voluntary disclosure can shape enforcement outcomes and lead to new compliance expectations for managed care organizations.
What You Will Learn
- How a managed care organization and federal prosecutors reached a credentialing-related resolution
- What kinds of provider verification practices were part of the agreement
- Why the article presents the agreement as significant for health plan compliance and patient protection
- How a fraud case influenced the resulting enforcement approach
Who Should Read This
- Managed care organizations
- Health plan compliance teams
- Credentialing staff
- Healthcare attorneys
- Revenue cycle and compliance professionals
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