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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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Resources Mentioned:

🔎 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 plastic surgeon is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

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Verify your Nurses' Credentials: 

https://www.nursys.com/

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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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Resources Mentioned:

🔎 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 plastic surgeon is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

Open Payments

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Verify your Nurses' Credentials: 

https://www.nursys.com/

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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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Resources Mentioned:

🔎 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 plastic surgeon is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

Open Payments

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Verify your Nurses' Credentials: 

https://www.nursys.com/

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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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Resources Mentioned:

🔎 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 plastic surgeon is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

Open Payments

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Verify your Nurses' Credentials: 

https://www.nursys.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.

Support the show

Resources Mentioned:

🔎 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 plastic surgeon is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

Open Payments

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Verify your Nurses' Credentials: 

https://www.nursys.com/

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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?

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 💌 Share your thoughts: [email protected]

Support the show

Resources Mentioned:

🔎 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 plastic surgeon is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

Open Payments

openpaymentsdata.cms.gov

Verify your Nurses' Credentials: 

https://www.nursys.com/

 🌐 Connection Zone
Stay plugged in with your peers, share resources, and nev...

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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.

Support the show

Resources Mentioned:

🔎 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 plastic surgeon is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

Open Payments

openpaymentsdata.cms.gov

Verify your Nurses' Credentials: 

https://www.nursys.com/

 🌐 Connection Zone
Stay plugged in with your peers, share resources, and nev...

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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

Support the show

Resources Mentioned:

🔎 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 plastic surgeon is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

Open Payments

openpaymentsdata.cms.gov

Verify your Nurses' Credentials: 

https://www.nursys.com/

 🌐 Connection Zone
Stay plugged in with your peers, share resources, and nev...

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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.

Support the show

Resources Mentioned:

🔎 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 plastic surgeon is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

Open Payments

openpaymentsdata.cms.gov

Verify your Nurses' Credentials: 

https://www.nursys.com/

 🌐 Connection Zone
Stay plugged in with your peers, share resources, and nev...

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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. 🩺⚠️

Support the show

Resources Mentioned:

🔎 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 plastic surgeon is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
👉 Verify a Plastic Surgeon

Open Payments

openpaymentsdata.cms.gov

Verify your Nurses' Credentials: 

https://www.nursys.com/

 🌐 Connection Zone
Stay plugged in with your peers, share resources, and nev...