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🔥 Healthcare’s dirtiest secrets? We’re spilling them. 🔥
🚨 Credentialing Chronicles drops April 1st—and trust us, it’s not your average healthcare podcast.
We’re exposing the cover-ups, the shady approvals, and the credentialing disasters no one wants to admit.
Doctors. Medical staff. Patients.
If you're not listening, you’re already in the dark.

Truth bombs incoming.
💣 Subscribe. Buckle up. Launching April 1st. 💣

#CredentialingChronicles #ExposingTheSystem #April1

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Teaser Tuesday: A Doctor Passed Out Drunk… in the ER.
You read that right. A physician, on shift, so intoxicated he collapsed—on the ER floor.  And somehow... he still had a license to practice?
 

This is just a sip of what’s coming your way.

🎙️ Credentialing Chronicles launches April 1.
Unfiltered. Unapologetic. Uncovering the truth behind the badge and the board.

#CredentialingChronicles #PodcastTeaser #MedicalScandals #ComingApril1

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🚨 Overworked. Understaffed. No one notices… until something slips.

Today’s teaser dives into what’s really happening inside overwhelmed medical staff offices—the backbone of healthcare that’s stretched way too thin. 💼💥

Credentialing Chronicles premieres April 1st. Get ready to hear the stories no one else is telling.

#CredentialingChronicles #MedicalStaffLife #ScalpelsAndScandals #HealthcareUnfiltered

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🎙️ Credentialing Chronicles: Teaser Drop!
Get ready for a credentialing podcast like you've never heard before. We’re talking real stories, dark secrets, and the side of healthcare nobody wants to talk about—but you need to hear.

From sketchy providers flying under the radar to boards that don’t do their job, we’re pulling the curtain back. No fluff. No filters. Just the truth.

👀 Sneak a peek into what’s coming April 1.
 Hosted by Shannen Reyes-Aguayo & Nyleen Flores, 

Credentialing Chronicles isn’t just another podcast. It’s a movement.

Subscribe now. Tell a friend. And buckle up.
 #ScalpelsAndScandals #CredentialingChronicles #HealthcareExposed

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Credentialing Chronicles is here to expose the untold stories behind the stethoscope. From medical mishaps to administrative adventures, we're diving deep and taking names.​

**​🚨 Episode 1 drops at midnight! **​

Be there or hear about it in the break room.​

​Subscribe now at CredentialingChronicles.com and join the conversation.

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✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
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☕ TEASER 7 just dropped… and let’s just say, the scalpel cuts deep.

3 day countdown!! 

 We’re spilling more than tea—we’re exposing truths, calling out chaos, and getting real about what happens behind the scenes in healthcare.

🎙️ Credentialing Chronicles launches April 1st
👀 Get early access + stay in the loop: CredentialingChronicles.com
🚨 If you work in healthcare, you need to hear this.

#CredentialingChronicles #MedicalScandals #HealthcareTruths #PodcastTeaser #SpillTheTea #MedicalStaffMatters #April1Drop #PodcastLaunch #BehindTheScenes

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As we count down to the official launch of Credentialing Chronicles on April 1, we’re dropping heat all weekend—and today, we’ve got a special one.

👑 Yvette Scott, CPMSM—an original gangster in the credentialing world and a voice of authority—is here with a message you need to hear.

She’s seen it all: shady files, messy processes, overworked teams, and providers who slip through the cracks. In this exclusive teaser, she breaks down why every medical staff professional needs to pay attention—and why ignoring red flags can cost more than your job.

💥 This isn’t just a podcast. It’s a reckoning.
The stories are real. The stakes are high.
And the people holding the line? It’s us.

🎧 Full Episode 1 drops April 1—Subscribe now and stay alert.

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✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
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Launch Week has been a wild one…

Here is another teaser---
 A Nurse Practitioner caught with over 100,000 oxycodone pills?! You heard that right. 😳 This is just a taste of what’s coming on Credentialing Chronicles—the podcast where real stories from the credentialing world get exposed.

Doctors hiding dark pasts. Boards that should’ve known better.
And medical staff professionals doing everything they can to protect patients.

🔥 Episode 1 drops April 1 – and trust us, you won’t want to miss the stories we’ve got lined up.

Because in our world?
 Scalpels are sharp, but the scandals are sharper. 🩺⚠️

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In Episode 1 of Credentialing Chronicles, titled "Second Chances or Red Flags?", Shannen and Nyleen expose a jaw-dropping case that will make you question everything you thought you knew about doctor accountability.

An ER doctor convicted of brutal domestic violence… yet still holding an active, unrestricted medical license. How does this happen? Why aren’t patients warned? And who’s responsible for keeping tabs on the people we trust with our lives?

Join us as we peel back the layers of medical credentialing, revealing the loopholes, self-reporting gaps, and behind-the-scenes politics that let red flags slip through the cracks. Should doctors like this get second chances—or are some offenses unforgivable?

Listen now. Decide for yourself. And ask: How safe are we, really?

🔍 Follow us on Instagram @credchronicles
 💌 Share your thoughts: credentialing@credentialingchronicles.com

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💥Episode Description:
A doctor. Arrested for child pornography. Sentenced to just four years. Still licensed in some databases.

In this explosive BONUS episode of Credentialing Chronicles, Shannen and Nyleen dive into one of the most gut-wrenching stories in modern medicine—and the massive failure of oversight that followed. How did this happen? Why wasn’t every board, hospital, and database alerted immediately? And most importantly, how many more are slipping through the cracks?

This episode is about more than just one case—it’s about a flawed system that continues to protect providers while putting patients, families, and communities at risk.

🔥 This one’s personal. This one’s infuriating. And this one is why we do what we do.

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How is this even happening?! In this episode of Credentialing Chronicles, we uncover the shocking case of a doctor in Helena, Montana, with a history of serious allegations—still practicing, still seeing patients, and still flying under the radar.

From patient complaints to jaw-dropping board decisions (or lack thereof), this story will leave you questioning the very systems designed to protect us.

Join Shannen, Nyleen, and the team as they pull back the curtain on how credentialing loopholes, board inaction, and oversight failure can put real lives at risk.

👀 Who’s watching the watchers?
 🎙️ Who’s protecting the patients?
 🩺 And what can you do to protect yourself and your loved ones?

This isn’t just another headline—it’s a wake-up call.

#ScalpelsAndScandals #CredentialingChronicles #MontanaDoctor #StillPracticing #ProtectPatients #MedicalBoardFailure

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Sometimes it’s not what’s said… it’s what’s left out 😶.
In this episode of Credentialing Chronicles, we’re diving into the red flags that went unnoticed—or were ignored completely 😳. Think: doctors who didn’t disclose their pasts, boards that didn’t investigate, and the quiet chaos that followed.

👀 Real cases
 🧨 Dangerous silence
 👩‍⚕️ Tips to protect your providers + patients

You’ll laugh. You’ll gasp. You’ll text your credentialing bestie.
 This one is tea ☕ with a side of “How did they miss that!?”

Hit play, hit follow, and don’t let the silence fool you 🎧💋

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🚨 What really happens when a healthcare provider gets a DUI? In this episode of Credentialing Chronicles, we break down the ripple effects of driving under the influence when you have an MD, RN, or NP behind your name.

💥 From license reporting requirements to employment risk to state board consequences—we’re talking about the real, raw truth no one tells you.

🎙️ Plus, we share three jaw-dropping stories of medical professionals whose DUIs turned into credentialing nightmares.

Because patient safety matters. And what providers do outside the clinic? It can change everything.

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✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
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For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
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DROPPING A full-blown surgical shocker.

Imagine going in for a routine operation… and waking up missing the wrong organ?!
Let’s just say—it’s worse than you think. 👀

🩺 Who’s checking the charts?
🩺 Who’s verifying the privileges?
🩺 And how do multiple organs get caught in the crossfire?

This is the episode where mistakes get messy, records get rewritten, and lives are changed forever.
Shannen and Nyleen are diving all the way in on one of the most egregious cases of medical mix-ups ever recorded.

🚨 It’s raw. It’s real. It’s ridiculous.
🚨 And you will NOT believe how it ends.

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✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
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✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
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For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
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✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
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Credentialing is not a formality — it's a lifeline.

In Episode 6 of Credentialing Chronicles, we break down:
🩺 A gynecologist accused of fraud, patient abuse, and unsafe practices.
🩺 A surgeon with a criminal past who harmed 299 children across hospitals.
🩺 A Texas transplant program where manipulation of waitlists cost lives.

When credentialing, privileging, and compliance systems fail — patients pay the ultimate price.

✅ For credentialing teams, medical staff pros, and healthcare leaders — this is your wake-up call. 

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https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
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For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
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In Episode 8, Heels and Deals, your favorite credentialing duo, Shannen and Nyleen, dive into a real-life medical scandal involving a nurse practitioner and not one, but two podiatrists, all caught red-handed in a prescription drug ring that shook the East Coast.
💊 422,000 oxycodone pills
💰 $400 “cash visits”
🩺 No exams. No records. No shame.
These licensed professionals turned their credentials into criminal enterprises—and now, we're breaking it all down:
•How did they get away with it for so long?
•What were the credentialing and compliance gaps?
•What exactly is DEA registration and why does it matter?
•And how did the system fail…or worse, enable them?
🎧 Listen in as Shannen and Nyleen bring you every twist, every jaw-dropping quote, and a powerful PSA for providers, patients, and credentialing professionals alike.
Whether you're a credentialing specialist, healthcare leader, or just love a good behind-the-scenes exposé—this episode is your must-hear of the week.
P.S. You’ll never believe who still has an active license… 👀

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✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
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Brain surgery. Wrong side. Total catastrophe.

This isn’t an episode of Grey’s Anatomy—it’s a chilling true story of a credentialing collapse that led to one of the most devastating medical errors imaginable.

In this jaw-dropping episode, Shannen and Nyleen dissect a real case where a neurosurgeon operated on the wrong side of a patient’s brain—leaving her permanently disabled and sparking outrage across the healthcare system.

🎙️ Inside this episode:

• The shocking truth behind one of medicine’s most unforgivable “never events”
• How credentialing failures and system breakdowns set the stage for disaster
• Why hospitals with protocols still miss deadly red flags
• What you can do to prevent history from repeating itself

⚠️ Wrong site. Wrong patient. Wrong procedure.
 It’s happening more than you think—and we’re calling it out.

Because in healthcare, the line between right and wrong?
 It's life or death.

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Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
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✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
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✔️ Hospital Websites:
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👶 He delivered their babies...
 🩺 Then assaulted them as teens.
 🏥 The hospitals knew.
 🧾 No report.
 🚫 No jail.
 🤐 Just silence.

This is the episode they don’t want you to hear.

 🎧 Episode 9. Dropping at midnight.

#DoctorFromHell #ScandalsAndScalpels #MedicalCoverUp
 #CredentialingChronicles #TrueCrimeInHealthcare #NPDB #HealthcareHorror

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Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
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✔️ Hospital Websites:
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 How does a doctor rack up 100+ complaints and still stay licensed? In this jaw-dropping episode of Credentialing Chronicles, we pull back the curtain on the cover-up culture that shields dangerous doctors while patients suffer in silence. From ICE detainees subjected to horrific gynecological procedures, to anesthetized women assaulted in trusted hospitals — the system didn’t just fail. It protected the perpetrators.

In This Episode:

• A Doctor has 100+ abuse reports and the police department’s horrifyingly slow response
• The “traveling cardiologist”, who left a trail of victims in multiple states — yet still has an active Florida license
• ICE detainees and the shocking case of a doctor hurting detainees.
• Why credentialing failures, board passivity, and hospital liability fears are risking lives
• And what YOU — as a patient, provider, or MSP — can do to protect yourself and others

🎧 Listen, subscribe, and share — because we can’t fix what we won’t face.

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Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
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For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
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Credentialing Chronicles, Episode 12: “Unlicensed to Kill”

How do you know your doctor is legit?
 What if they’re not?This episode dives into the chilling stories of real patients who were treated, touched, and even operated on by people with no license, no training, and no business wearing a white coat.

🚨 From a fake OB-GYN delivering babies in a hospital…
 🏥 To a man running a gynecology clinic out of a storage unit…
 🧪 To a teenage “doctor” with an online PhD…

Shannen and Nyleen expose the truth behind how these imposters slipped through the cracks—and what it says about the healthcare system supposed to protect us.

We’re not just spilling the tea—we’re handing you the file.

Credentialing Chronicles: Unlicensed to Kill
⚠️ Listen now before your next appointment.

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https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
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For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
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You’re not ready for this one… 😮‍💨

What do you call it when a woman sees 15,000 patients 👩‍⚕️📝
…without ever going to nursing school? 🚫🎓

Or when a PA hands out Ambien like Tic Tacs 💊🍬
…and microwaves their own urine to pass a drug screen? 🤯🔥🧪

Or a fake doctor treating real cancer patients 🧑‍🔬⚠️🎗
…with zero license and zero oversight? 🚫🩺📉

🎙 Join Shannen & Nyleen as they expose the real, documented, WILD stories of:
🔎 Medical impersonators
🚨 Credentialing breakdowns
🧾 Sanctioned repeat offenders
…and all the red flags that were ignored.

This isn’t just shocking—
 It’s terrifying. And it’s real. 😵‍💫

📅 Set your reminder
 🔗 Save the link
 🚨 DO. NOT. MISS. THIS. DROP.

PS: Think you’ve heard it all?
Baby, this is just the beginning. 💅👑🎙

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✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
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✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
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✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
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✔️ Hospital Websites:
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What happens when good doctors stay silent?
What happens when hospitals protect patients… and get punished for it?

In our very first guest episode, Dr. Stephen Cohen joins Credentialing Chronicles to talk about the cost of silence in medicine. As a colorectal surgeon, educator, and nationally recognized expert witness, Dr. Cohen has seen what really happens when peer review is ignored, when unsafe providers slip through the cracks, and when speaking up becomes a liability.

This episode is bold.
Because the system is broken.
And Dr. Cohen? He’s done staying quiet.

🎧 Listen now and ask yourself:
Would you speak up?

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✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
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✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
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What happens when the people who keep hospitals safe get treated like “paper pushers”? In this episode, Shannen and Nyleen sit down with Dr. Victor Vargas—Chief Medical Officer, Certified Physician Executive, and credentialing advocate—to talk about the respect gap between physicians and Medical Staff Professionals (MSPs).

Dr. Vargas spills the tea on:

• Why MSPs are the first gate to patient safety
• A real case where falsified case logs were caught before a surgeon touched a patient
• How culture and credentialing go hand-in-hand
• The right way to staff and empower your MSO/CVO
• Why MSPs belong at the table—not against the wall

From peer review to provider onboarding, this conversation shows how collaboration between physician leaders and MSPs saves patients, protects hospitals, and builds trust.

🎙️ Credentialing Chronicles is where compliance meets conversation—and where we call out what really happens behind hospital walls.

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https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
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✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
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For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
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✔️ Hospital Websites:
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When “trusted” turns toxic. In this episode, Shannen and Nyleen dig into the Washington State case of an OB-GYN whose exam room conduct sparked years of complaints, multiple lawsuits, and a formal Statement of Charges by the Washington Department of Health. We unpack how warning signs were minimized as “just the doctor being the doctor,” what “Active – Pending Enforcement Action” really means for patients, and why credentialing must look beyond a license that appears “clean.”

What’s inside

• A timeline of red flags (2005–2024) and how institutional shrugging enabled harm
• Allegations outlined by the WA DOH Statement of Charges: boundary violations, sexualized comments, humiliation of patients, and staff concerns
• The credentialing view: why “Active” ≠ safe, and how MSPs should escalate “pending” cases
• Culture as a safety tool—and how to hold the line when pressure says “push the file”
• Patient/physician/MSP PSAs you can act on today

Important note: The conduct discussed consists of allegations drawn from public filings and reporting. The physician’s Washington license status at the time of recording is Active – Pending Enforcement Action. Everyone is entitled to due process; our focus is on systems, patient safety, and credentialing accountability.

PSA

• Patients: Check license status, ask questions, and report uncomfortable encounters.
• Physicians: Your loyalty is to patients—speak up, document, and support safe culture.
• MSPs/CVOs: Track “pending enforcement,” document patterns, and advocate for immediate safeguards.

Credentialing Chronicles—where compliance meets conversation, and receipts meet reform.

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✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
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✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
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✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
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✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
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Cut for Cash – Hospital Indicted
Scalpel. Silence. $400 Million Lies.

What happens when a hospital knows a surgeon is performing unnecessary sterilizations, forging delivery dates, and submitting fake Medicaid paperwork—
…and keeps renewing his privileges anyway?

What happens when that same hospital is accused of profiting from it?

Answer: A federal indictment.
Yes. An entire hospital system criminally charged.

🧾 Credentialing failures.
💰 Kickback schemes.
📉 Compliance culture in flames.

This week on Credentialing Chronicles with Shannen and Nyleen, we unpack:
🔹 A physician with prior felony convictions—and a 35-year credentialing pass
🔹 A surgical side hustle that became a criminal enterprise
🔹 $400M in illegal Medicaid referrals masked as “community outreach”
🔹 And why the DOJ is done playing nice with hospitals who “look the other way”

💡 If you work in medical staff services, compliance, healthcare leadership—or if you just like the sound of court drama with clinical consequences—this one’s for you.

🛑 Credentialing isn’t just paperwork.
It’s your hospital’s first and last defense against a federal indictment.


#CredentialingChronicles #HealthcareFraud #MedicalStaffServices #ComplianceMatters #HospitalIndictment #MedicaidFraud #CredentialingFailures #MSPstrong #HealthcareLeadership

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✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
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✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
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✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
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Medicare & Medicaid Fraud Exposed

When trusted credentials become criminal tools, the stakes are higher than malpractice insurance. In this episode, Shannen and Nyleen pull back the curtain on real-life cases where physicians and healthcare professionals used their white coats for cold cash — leaving Medicare, Medicaid, and patient trust in the dust.

From a Texas doctor selling signatures for $30 a piece, to COVID-era cancer scams in New York, to a $160 million pharmacy empire crumbling in Houston — we cover it all, Fraudpalooza-style.

🔥 Juicy stories.
⚠ Real consequences.
💡 Credentialing lessons you can’t afford to ignore.

If you work in healthcare, compliance, billing, or credentialing — you’ll want to hear this one.

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. And as always: Stay credentialed. Stay skeptical. Stay safe.

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https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
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✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
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For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
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✔️ Hospital Websites:
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What happens when hospitals stay silent, and the cost of that silence is $400 million—and patient lives?

In this explosive episode of Credentialing Chronicles, we dissect one of the most disturbing patterns in healthcare: trusted doctors with dangerous secrets, protected by the very systems meant to keep patients safe.

We’re talking about scandals so expensive, so brutal, so covered up—that it’ll leave you questioning who’s really watching over your care.

From gag orders to backdoor deals, and credentialing departments caught in the middle—we expose how silence gets bought, and the public pays the price.

🔪 Scalpel in one hand.
 💰 Millions in the other.
 🩸 And patients caught in the crossfire.

This one isn’t just wild—it’s a wake-up call.

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✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
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✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
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For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
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When the surveyors showed up… these hospitals crumbled.

In this searing episode of Credentialing Chronicles, Shannen and Nyleen dive into two explosive cases where hospitals failed their accreditation surveys — and patients paid the price. From Maryland’s only maximum-security psychiatric hospital to a Florida hospital plagued by catastrophic surgical errors, we expose the dangerous cost of weak oversight, revolving-door leadership, and performative compliance.

💥 Case 1: Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center – Preliminary denial of accreditation after years of patient neglect, sexual assaults, and preventable deaths — all under the watch of failing leadership and hidden state audits.

💥 Case 2: University Community Hospital in Tampa – Wrong-leg amputations. Unauthorized sterilizations. Wrong-patient deaths. The Joint Commission revoked accreditation in record time, and the fallout was national.

🚨 Plus:
 – How high C-suite turnover is a red flag for patient safety
 – What went wrong in the UK’s Shrewsbury maternity scandal
 – PSA callouts for patients, credentialing pros, and physicians

This isn’t just healthcare gossip. It’s a call to action. Because when oversight fails, people die. And accreditation? It’s not a trophy — it’s a trust signal.

🔊 Listen now to learn why staying “survey-ready” isn’t a choice — it’s a lifeline.

#CredentialingChronicles #JointCommission #HealthcareOversight #AccreditationMatters #PatientSafety #HospitalLeadership #MedicalCredentialing #HealthcarePodcast

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🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
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For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
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Doctors caught in the Worst Betrayal

Two doctors. Two hospitals. Two of the darkest betrayals imaginable.

In this episode, Shannen and Nyleen expose the chilling cases of:

• A world-renowned geneticist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital accused of hoarding over 150,000 child abuse images.
• A VA physician in Massachusetts charged with downloading CSAM—from his office inside a federal medical center.

These weren’t shadowy fraudsters. They were respected physicians—until law enforcement pulled back the curtain.

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode covers crimes involving child sexual abuse material. Not for minors and may be triggering.

👉 Credentialing Chronicles shines a light on how systems failed, why licenses stayed active, and what patients, providers, and MSPs must do to close the gaps.

Because sometimes spilling the darkest tea saves lives.

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Open Payments

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Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

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Behavioral health is booming—but billing it wrong can break your practice. In this episode, Shannen and Nyleen unpack the growing wave of medical groups adding therapy, psychiatry, and counseling services—only to stumble into denials, audits, and compliance nightmares.

From the basics of CPT codes and payer carve-outs, to the credentialing pitfalls that practices overlook, this episode digs into:

• What behavioral health billing really means (and why it isn’t just “a few extra codes”).
• Why urgent cares, OB/GYNs, and pain clinics keep adding BH services—and the dangerous shortcuts they take.
• Red flags that trigger payer audits, clawbacks, and fraud allegations.
• Real-world mistakes: upcoding, wrong NPIs, and billing under the wrong taxonomy.
• A step-by-step breakdown of how to credential, enroll, and bill correctly.
• The compliance mindset that keeps paperwork from turning into panic.

💡 Whether you’re a provider, a biller, or a practice administrator, this episode is your survival guide to adding behavioral health services the right way—without setting off alarms.

Takeaway: Adding behavioral health can transform care, but if you cut corners, it will catch up to you. Audit early, credential properly, and protect your providers, your patients, and your practice.

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Resources Mentioned:

Open Payments

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Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

🔎 Wanna know if your doctor is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

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Behind the Scenes at Credentialing Chronicles

This week, we’re pulling back the curtain with a special retreat recap! 

Shannen and Nyleen sat down after their Credentialing Chronicles getaway to share:
✨ The big news — we’re headed to NAMSS in the big pink tent!
✨ How YOU can record live with us (no prep needed — just fun prompts).
✨ The power of MSP voices and why your stories matter.
✨ Our ask: more engagement, shares, and feedback to help this community grow.
✨ And yes… tales of waterfalls, trail mix, and lots of brainstorming.

This one’s for our loyal listeners, our fellow MSPs, and everyone who’s been asking, “How can I be part of the podcast?”

Hit play, stay credentialed, and we’ll see you at NAMSS! 💕

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Open Payments

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Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

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Charts to Cellblocks dives into the 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown:

• 324 defendants.
• $14.6 billion in fraud.
• And scams so wild, you’ll question if you’re watching Netflix or the nightly news.

From international crime syndicates running billion-dollar ghost claims, to AI deepfake voice scams stealing Medicare millions, to opioid pill mills and fake wound care schemes — Shannen and Nyleen spill the tea on how the FBI, DEA, and Big Data brought them down.

Plus, don’t miss our PSA segment with warnings for patients, providers, and credentialing professionals.

Visit our website for more information: 

www.CredentialingChronicles.com

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Open Payments

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Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
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A Florida woman treated over 4,400 patients — all without a nursing license. How? She slipped through the cracks using someone else’s license number, blending in with scrubs, and almost got promoted before HR finally noticed.

In this episode, Shannen and Nyleen spill the tea on how it happened, why credentialing and primary source verification (PSV) matter, and what hospitals and HR can learn from this scandal. They also revisit the fake diploma scheme that put thousands of unqualified “nurses” into hospitals across the U.S.

This isn’t just gossip—it’s a wake-up call. Patient safety depends on rigorous credentialing, audits, and stopping “trust-the-badge” culture before it lands your organization in the headlines.

🔗 Receipts, sources, and resources are linked in the show notes.
 👂 Listen now and stay credentialed, not canceled.

Verify your Nurses' Credentials: 

https://www.nursys.com/

Operation Nightingale: 

https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/media-materials/nightingale/

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Open Payments

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Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

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👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

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NCQA Said Nope – CVO Edition
When NCQA says “no,” they mean no. In this brutally honest, laugh-out-loud episode, Shannen and Nyleen pull back the curtain on Credentialing Verification Organizations (CVOs) — the certified, the expired, the denied, and the ones hiding behind the term “NCQA aligned.”

From decoding NCQA statuses to real-life horror stories of outsourcing gone wrong, they’ll give you the insider checklist to vet your vendors, avoid audit nightmares, and protect your reputation. Whether you’re a credentialing pro, a health plan exec, or just curious about who’s verifying your providers, this episode is your wake-up call.

Edgy. Fun. Real. And yes, there’s plenty of tea.

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Open Payments

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Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
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Hey Credentialing Fam 👋,

This one? Whew. It's for you. The backbone. The gatekeepers. The spreadsheet warriors. The unsung compliance pros who hold entire healthcare systems together.

It’s bold, real, and packed with truth bombs about what it actually means to be a Medical Staff Professional today.

Shannen and Nyleen get real about:

* The origin of MSPs as gatekeepers—why it mattered then, and still matters now
* Why credentialing isn’t clerical—it’s clinical, legal, operational, and strategic
* The federal oversight coming in 2028 (yep, the Death Master File is no joke)
* What leadership needs to hear about respecting the credentialing role
* Honest advice for every burned-out, overlooked, and underpaid MSP
* And a big reminder: *you’re not just pushing paper—you’re protecting lives*

*This episode is for the ones who:
   * Answer the call when an audit hits
   * Catch the expired license before it slips through
   * Are tired of being last to know, first to blame
   * Want change, recognition, and a seat at the table

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Open Payments

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Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

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When the auditors showed up… some healthcare facilities folded faster than a paper gown.

In this no-chill episode of Credentialing Chronicles, Shannen and Nyleen take you inside real cases where audits uncovered:
✔️ $61 million in fake Medicare claims
✔️ Genetic testing schemes with global players
✔️ Patient safety disasters
✔️ HIPAA nightmares (we’re talking 300,000+ exposed records 😱)

And yes—someone really tried to hide felony convictions with fake nominee owners.

Plus:
 💡 How to check the OIG Exclusions List and SAM.gov
💥 PSA tips for patients, providers, and credentialing pros
📢 “Trust is earned. Licensure is verified.”

FOR OIG VERIFICATIONS: 

https://exclusions.oig.hhs.gov/

FOR SAM VERIFICATIONS: 

https://sam.gov/search/?index=_all&page=1&sort=modifiedDate&pageSize=25&sfm%5Bstatus%5D%5Bis_active%5D=true&sfm%5BsimpleSearch%5D%5BkeywordRadio%5D=ALL

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Open Payments

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Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

🔎 Wanna know if your doctor is actually board certified?
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Shannen & Nyleen pour a quick sip with Divya Shroff, MD, FHM, as she spills the tea on what really happens when quality, the MSO, and the CMO collide. 🍵

Dr. Shroff dives into how the Medical Staff Office is the backbone of quality reporting, why the CMO’s relationship with MSO leaders can make or break culture, and what happens when communication breaks down at the top. 

Spoiler: it’s not just paperwork—it’s patient outcomes, boardroom credibility, and frontline trust on the line.

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Open Payments

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Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

🔎 Wanna know if your doctor is actually board certified?
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Pour a quick cup—Shannen & Nyleen are spilling the NAMSS tea in under five minutes. ☕️🍵 In this lightning-round mini, we break down the hottest takeaways every medical staff pro should know right now ...

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Resources Mentioned:

Open Payments

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Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

🔎 Wanna know if your doctor is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
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 Pour a quick cup—Shannen & Nyleen are spilling the NAMSS tea in under five minutes. ☕️🍵 In this lightning-round mini, we break down the hottest takeaways!!

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Resources Mentioned:

Open Payments

openpaymentsdata.cms.gov

Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

🔎 Wanna know if your doctor is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

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Pour a quick cup—Shannen & Nyleen are spilling the NAMSS tea in under five minutes. ☕️🍵 In this lightning-round mini, we break down the hottest takeaways every medical staff pro should know right now !

In this episode we break it down with Anonymous 1 and Anonymous 2  -  as they spill some tea!

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Resources Mentioned:

Open Payments

openpaymentsdata.cms.gov

Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

🔎 Wanna know if your doctor is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

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Pour a quick cup—Shannen & Nyleen are spilling the NAMSS tea in under five minutes. ☕️🍵 

In this episode: RADIOLOGY! _ What does Samantha have to say?!

Think of this as your NAMSS power-up: fast, punchy, and ruthlessly practical. We translate guidance into real-world red flags, receipts, and quick wins—so you can walk into your next meeting sounding like you’ve got an army of auditors in your pocket. No fluff, just facts…with a little side-eye. 😉

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Resources Mentioned:

Open Payments

openpaymentsdata.cms.gov

Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

🔎 Wanna know if your doctor is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

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👀 They showed up. They sat down. They spilled.
 Anonymous 1 & 2 didn’t hold back at the Credentialing Chronicles tent—and why should they?

MSPs rarely get a safe space. Leadership says “just get it done.” Providers forget to sign their apps. Payers take months to respond. And when it all collapses? Guess who takes the blame.

That’s why Credentialing Chronicles exists.
 We give MSPs the mic. We expose the mess. And we remind everyone watching that behind every credentialing file is a human being fighting to keep healthcare safe.

🔥 If you’ve ever wanted to say the things you can’t put in an email, this one’s for you.

#CredentialingChronicles #NAMSS2025 #MSPStrong

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Resources Mentioned:

Open Payments

openpaymentsdata.cms.gov

Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

🔎 Wanna know if your doctor is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

Because credentials do matter. 🩺✨

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In this 5-minute quick sip, Shannen and Nyleen sit down with Erica for a Tea Spillin’ Session you won’t forget. ☕

What’s the word of the day? “Bricks.”
 

Nope, not the kind you build a house with—

Short, sharp, and a little spicy—this one’s pure Credentialing Chronicles gold. 💅

#CredentialingChronicles #TeaSpillinSession #MSPTalk #NAMSS #Bricks

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Resources Mentioned:

Open Payments

openpaymentsdata.cms.gov

Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

🔎 Wanna know if your doctor is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

Because credentials do matter. 🩺✨

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Are Email addresses telling?! What's the craziest email address you have seen?!  

Ashley lets us know on this tea spillin' session!

Support the show

Resources Mentioned:

Open Payments

openpaymentsdata.cms.gov

Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

🔎 Wanna know if your doctor is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

Because credentials do matter. 🩺✨

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Grab your badges and your mugs—because the MSPs are spilling the JUICIEST tea from NAMSS! From wild conference confessions to “did-they-really-say-that?!” moments, Shannen and Nyleen are serving laughs, lessons, and a whole lotta credentialing realness.

On this session: Ann Klinger, Conference Committee Chair for NAMSS. 

#CredentialingChronicles #NAMSS2025 #SpillinTea #MedicalStaffProfessionals

Support the show

Resources Mentioned:

Open Payments

openpaymentsdata.cms.gov

Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

🔎 Wanna know if your doctor is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

Because credentials do matter. 🩺✨

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Ever opened a credentialing file and had to close it right back because of the doctor’s headshot? 😅

In this Tea Spillin’ Session, Allison joins Shannen and Nyleen to laugh (and cringe) through the unforgettable world of “professional” headshots — from glamour shots gone wrong to selfies that should’ve stayed in the camera roll. 📸

Because sometimes, before the verification even starts, the photo says everything. MSPs, you know the struggle!

#CredentialingChronicles #MSPTea #HeadshotHorrorStories #SpillinTea #HealthcareUnfiltered

Support the show

Resources Mentioned:

Open Payments

openpaymentsdata.cms.gov

Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

🔎 Wanna know if your doctor is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

Because credentials do matter. 🩺✨

🌐 Connection Zone
Stay plugged in...

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Grab your badges and your mugs—because the MSPs are spilling the JUICIEST tea from NAMSS! From wild conference confessions to “did-they-really-say-that?!” moments, Shannen and Nyleen are serving laughs, lessons, and a whole lotta credentialing realness.  This time we welcome our lovely Debbie Kesselring from Alaska! 

We truly are covering all 50 states!

#CredentialingChronicles #NAMSS2025 #SpillinTea #MedicalStaffProfessionals

Support the show

Resources Mentioned:

Open Payments

openpaymentsdata.cms.gov

Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

🔎 Wanna know if your doctor is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

Because credentials do matter. 🩺✨

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When nursing home residents die after being left in filth and pain, 18 staff members end up charged—felony neglect, falsified records, obstruction, and more. The Attorney General calls it elder abuse; the facility calls it a misunderstanding. Now, with charges “nolle prossed for now,” the case isn’t closed—it’s just waiting to explode.

Credentialing Chronicles brings you this bonus minisode: the red flags, the records, and the real fallout when care collapses and compliance fails.

Support the show

Resources Mentioned:

Open Payments

openpaymentsdata.cms.gov

Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

🔎 Wanna know if your doctor is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

Because credentials do matter. 🩺✨

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Paid to Prescribe? 

Following the Sunshine Money: The $13.18 Billion Transparency Act

 THE RECEIPTS ARE PUBLIC!  Every year, billions of dollars flow from pharmaceutical and medical device companies to doctors. Is your physician one of them?

Shannen and Nyleen crack open and expose the massive, $13.18 BILLION network of financial ties that are now public record. Prompted by a shocking personal story, the hosts guide you through the CMS Open Payments data (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov) —the ultimate tool for accountability.

We break down the three crucial categories of influence—from General Payments (free lunches and speaking fees) to Ownership Interests (stock in the company whose products they prescribe) —and discuss the ethics of these relationships.

Don't let what you don't know hurt you.

Listen now to learn how to search your doctor and take control of your healthcare decisions!

Support the show

Resources Mentioned:

Open Payments

openpaymentsdata.cms.gov

Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

🔎 Wanna know if your doctor is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

Because credentials do matter. 🩺✨

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Fraud. Defendants... Shell companies. Federal crackdown.

This week on Credentialing Chronicles, Shannen & Nyleen go full investigative mode on the largest healthcare fraud takedown in U.S. history — Operation Gold Rush.

From catheters moved like burgers on a grill to braces billed for amputees, we’re exposing how Medicaid fraud has evolved into an industrialized business model. This isn’t fringe crime — it’s organized, automated, and devastating to the patients Medicaid was meant to protect.

🔥 In this episode:

• Why the OIG is now posting fraud busts on LinkedIn (and what that says about public deterrence)
• The infamous “1,000 leg braces” scheme — and how it slipped through the system
• How Operation Gold Rush raked in billions through stolen identities and shell suppliers
• What keeps DME fraud thriving (and why enforcement can’t keep up)
• The tools compliance, billing, and credentialing pros can use to stop the next scam before it starts

🧾 With $1.4B recovered and $14.6B exposed, this isn’t just a headline — it’s a wake-up call.
If you touch Medicaid oversight, healthcare billing, or credentialing, this episode proves: you’re part of the fix.

🎧 Listen now — and don’t forget to share, tag your compliance crew, and make some noise.
Fraud doesn’t hide anymore — and neither should your defenses.

#CredentialingChronicles #HealthcareFraud #OperationGoldRush #OIG #Compliance #MedicaidFraud #Credentialing #FraudPrevention

Support the show

Resources Mentioned:

Open Payments

openpaymentsdata.cms.gov

Verify your Nurses' Credentials:

https://www.nursys.com/

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

🔎 Wanna know if your doctor is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

Because credentials do matter. 🩺✨

🌐 Connection Zone
Stay plugged in...