Credentialing ambulatory providers

In today’s quick tip, 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium speaker Todd Sagin, MD, JD, discusses what issues are popping up for medical staffs trying to credential and privilege practitioners who practice strictly in the ambulatory setting.

What questions are you hearing the most with regard to credentialing outpatient providers?

Medical staff services professionals and physician leaders are questioning which traditional medical staff credentialing procedures are applicable and required for outpatient practitioners. Other questions include what kind of competency monitoring should be used, how frequently should assessments take place, who should do collegial interventions with outpatient practitioners, and when should this work fall under the purview of the organized medical staff, an ACO [accountable care organization] board, or the governing body of a CIN [clinically integrated network]?