When they said apply for privileges

[tkim]

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I didn't know they meant for the privilege of signing ridiculous amounts of paperwork:

Don't worry, I'm the OB/GYN from NY. Yeah.

 

[southerndoc]

Yep, welcome to hospital credentialing. The most paperwork I had to sign was for all the insurance companies we participate with. One of our docs counted up the number of times he had to sign to get credentialed at a hospital. It was over 200 signatures.

You get the pleasure of doing this every 2 years at most hospitals.

 

[tkim]

Yep, welcome to hospital credentialing. The most paperwork I had to sign was for all the insurance companies we participate with. One of our docs counted up the number of times he had to sign to get credentialed at a hospital. It was over 200 signatures.

You get the pleasure of doing this every 2 years at most hospitals.

I'm getting a signature stamp made up just for the occasion.

 

[DrMom]

I spent an hour just signing my name. The credentialling person would flip a page and give me a 6 second description of what I was signing while I signed. She went back later and filled in the dates on everything for me.

 

[southerndoc]

I'm getting a signature stamp made up just for the occasion.

You can't. At least I was told that only original signatures are valid for credentialing/initial insurance paperwork.

 

[Kubed]

... oh good lord. I hope that stack of paperwork came with a wrist brace

 

[docB]

Remember the most important thing you sign is the part where if one of your billers screws up without your knowledge you are the one who goes to jail.

 

[kungfufishing]

All I had to do was send in three proofs of purchase?

 

[Arcan57]

Remember the most important thing you sign is the part where if one of your billers screws up without your knowledge you are the one who goes to jail.

It's funny because it's true 🙁 My father did a lot of healthcare law back when electronic billing was in its infancy and had a number of long term clients that were bankrupted/had assets seized due to software errors causing Medicare double billing when they were initially implemented.

 

[Jeff698]

Remember the most important thing you sign is the part where if one of your billers screws up without your knowledge you are the one who goes to jail.

Just to help make this point, our place gives you a pleasant little gift when you sign all those damn things.

Soap on a rope.

Take care,
Jeff