Allied health professionals (AHP) can and should be divided into two groups: advanced practice professionals (APP) and clinical assistants. Most hospitals do not include APPs or clinical assistants as members of the medical staff. However, because APPs must be credentialed and privileged in...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 6
Don’t forget to check your mailbox (electronic or otherwise) to get the latest medical staff news. Here’s what you’ll find in the March issue of Medical Staff Briefing:
The Joint Commission spotlights
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 6
This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging, and other important...
Taking the Certified Professional Medical Services Management (CPMSM) or Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist (CPCS) exams is a major undertaking. Many MSPs start studying a year or more before taking either exam and still feel nervous when they arrive at the test site.
If you...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 5
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) has implemented changes to Section 1921, which expands the practitioner information the data bank collects. More details about the new Section 1921 regulation can be found in the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 5
In the past, institutions often relied solely on references supplied by the applicant. But now it is recommended, and in some cases required, that the institution identify which individuals may submit references.
