HCPro is excited to announce the launch of a new LinkedIn discussion group. This group will serve as a platform to chat about best practices and network with other medical staff professionals and physician leaders. As a gift for joining the community, you will receive an...
Should maintenance of certification (MOC) play a part in credentials verification? Today's Quick Tip, from Proctoring, FPPE, and Practitioner Competency Assessment: A Clinical Leader's Guide, considers this question. The world of board certification is complicated by the fact...
The credentials committee plays a vital part in medical staff governance. The membership of the credentials committee consists primarily of physicians, and has input into key processes for credentialing, privileging, peer review, and quality. This committee is also charged with making...
True or false: The AMA Profile and AOA Profile are considered acceptable for primary source verification.
True! Do you know why?
Listen to "Breaking Through Credentialing Misconceptions: Old, New, and Updated Practices," an on-demand webcast hosted by Carol Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS....
In a recent HCPro survey, nearly a quarter of respondents cited credentialing low-volume practitioners as their biggest priority or area of concern. The main challenge with assessing the competency of low- and no-volume practitioners is getting enough relevant data. Because these
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 40
A new partnership between the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC), Midland College (MC), and Midland Memorial Hospital (MMH) is aiming to bring more primary care physicians to the area by allowing students to earn osteopathic medicine degrees in just seven years, rather than...
