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...
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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
As more health systems adopt a centralized credentialing process, questions start to arise about best practices and regulatory requirements. Patricia Furci, RN, MA, Esq., and Samuel J. Furci, MPA answer some of these questions.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 10
It's important to keep committee members up to speed on new developments in privileging criteria, the status of practitioners, and other key information. If a disconnect does exist, MSPs and medical staff leadership have some options for reconnecting committee activities with expectations.
Two years ago, the National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) launched its online repository to provide medical staff offices a place to quickly find and upload primary source practitioner affiliation history. Since then, the NAMSS Practitioner Affiliation Sharing Source (NAMSS PASS)...