1) Is it possible to credential a practice, or does each provider need to be credentialed individually?
2) Are there any things to keep in mind in terms of credentialing and fee schedules if the providers are contacted with the practice, as opposed to being employees or owners of the practice?
3) How can a provider renegotiate a fee schedule?
Quote1) Is it possible to credential a practice, or does each provider need to be credentialed individually?They will want the information for each provider, so in essence each provider needs to be credentialed in that practice. Quote2) Are there any things to keep in mind in terms of credentialing and fee schedules if the providers are contacted with the practice, as opposed to being employees or owners of the practice?Not sure what your asking, if you are wanting to know if they would have different fee schedules and such, no, they wouldn't. Quote3) How can a provider renegotiate a fee schedule?This really isn't an answer I can answer in a forum, it really is not a good idea to get into contracts and negotiations unless you are fully experienced with the whole credentialing process and even then it requires getting down and gritty with contracts and it's a good idea to have an attorney to review each contract where negotiations come into play. There's a lot involved when negotiating fee-schedules.
For #2, I'm moreso asking if there's anything different about the credentialing process when the providers are contracted, as opposed to employees.
For #3, I think what she was asking me is if it is possible to re-negotiate fees after a contract is already in place. I guess you're saying have an attorney review the existing contract for the provider and each insurance company?