Learn where coordination between practices and hospital credentialing departments breaks down, how organizations can reduce rework, and what it takes to keep provider information accurate and current across workflows.
Through its new accreditation, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is reshaping accreditation around outcomes, community impact, and digital trust. But what does an outcomes-focused accreditation model look like in practice?
Skill with artificial intelligence (AI) will emerge as a core professional competency that physicians must maintain as part of modern clinical practice, much like competence in using the electronic health record, interpreting diagnostic studies, or applying evidence-based guidelines.
Although civilian health systems operate under different governance structures and requirements, a recent initiative from the Defense Health Agency (DHA) offers lessons for organizations looking to standardize privileging across multiple hospitals.
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to become the norm, credentialing professionals will need to determine what AI competency looks like, learn how expectations can vary, and establish processes for documentation and verification.
Nurse burnout is no longer just a workforce wellness issue. It is increasingly being viewed as a patient safety risk, with direct implications for care quality, communication, reliability, and...
For years, provider enrollment has often been treated as a function that happened downstream from credentialing. Now, this separation is becoming harder to maintain.
Family physicians may not make up the largest segment of every hospital's medical staff, but many of the workforce and administrative challenges they face mirror those affecting physicians across specialties.
Musculoskeletal injuries tied to patient handling remain one of the most persistent safety risks in hospitals—not because policies are missing, but because execution at the bedside breaks down under real-world conditions.
While physicians generally understand that standards evolve over time, they also expect changes to be communicated clearly, introduced consistently, and applied fairly. When that doesn't happen, even necessary policy revisions can become a source of frustration.
