Given the variety of credentialing approaches and entities that exist today, deciding whether to form an in-house credentials verification organization (CVO) requires careful deliberation.
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.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 8
For credentialing professionals, Operation Nightingale serves as a reminder that credential verification is a foundational component of patient safety and organizational risk management.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 8
A recent court decision addressed the scope of Illinois' Medical Studies Act privilege and the evidentiary burden hospitals must satisfy when withholding credentialing and peer review documents from discovery.
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.
