News roundup December 20-24

In honor of the upcoming holidays, there will be no issues of CRC Digest next week, December 27-31. We will resume our normal publishing schedule on Monday, January 3. We here at Credentialing Resource Center hope you have a happy, healthy, and relaxing holiday.

Workers who contract COVID-19 can be protected from discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), according to new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance, issued on December 14, 2021.

Develop and use a recommended level of qualifications (RLOQ) statement for the clinical area in question when faced with turf areas in privileging.

The Credentialing Resource Center team is currently seeking experts to review the 2022 MSP Salary Survey Report. We’re looking for MSPs, physician leaders, healthcare practitioners, quality professionals, and others with relevant experience who are willing to comment on the findings of the report and how the data reflects what they’re seeing in the field. The CRC team will credit all quotes published in the report and feature you in the report’s expert contributors section. Don’t miss this chance to get involved and give back to your peers in the profession! Email editor Son Hoang at shoang@hcpro.com if you’re interested or to learn more!

Find out what’s happening in the world of federal healthcare regulations by reviewing some recent headlines from across the country.

The holidays are a stressful time for many people, even without the added burdens of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain issues, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), increased alcohol and substance use, and increased political polarization. A 2014 National Alliance on Mental Illness study showed that 64% of people with mental illness report holidays make their conditions worse. That stress isn’t limited to patients; it affects healthcare workers as well. Most readers will be able to come up with a couple of sources of tension—such as money and gifts, familial and interpersonal relationships, or travel and work.

Don’t miss your chance to be heard! To help us ensure that we continue to deliver a solution that best meets the needs of our valued customers like you, we hope that you can spare 10 to 15 minutes to complete our 2021 Credentialing Resource Center Member Survey.