Workplace violence in healthcare remains a serious matter. About 73% of all nonfatal workplace violence-related injuries involved healthcare workers in 2018, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 4
The difference between emergency and disaster privileges is simple: Emergency privileges are granted to existing practitioners on the medical staff; disaster privileges are granted to practitioners outside the medical staff so that they can work in the institution on multiple patients when the...
When the credentials committee considers an application, that application contains two parts. The first is for membership in the medical staff. Criteria for such membership may include type of licensure, education, training, and experience. The second part is for privileges, which define the...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 4
When we caught up with Dawn Anderson, CPCS, CPMSM, director of credentialing, privileging, and licensing at Ob Hospitalist Group in Greenville, South Carolina, last month, she beamed around a discussion about a particularly high-performing employee. They not only celebrated her achievements, but...
Whatever the reason, a large number of physicians who have a low volume or no volume of clinical care will nevertheless want to apply or reapply to your hospital for membership and privileges. They may not meet your criteria for current competency for that set of privileges, and therein lies the...
