Credentials committees can have many challenges, but CRCJ has outlined a few that credentialing members and committees may encounter when privileging and credentialing both new and current physicians.
You don’t have to tell a credentialer that ensuring the competency of medical staff is paramount. They know. But while internal assessments provide a critical foundation for evaluating practitioners, there are times when an external perspective is necessary. Third-party competency assessment...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 8
Credentialing can be a long and exhausting process. Whether you're a veteran of the field or you're new, sometimes it's easy to get caught up in the process and forget what exactly it is you're doing. Reminding ourselves of the steps of the credentialing process can sometimes refresh our memory...
The trend of merging medical staff credentialing with provider enrollment is becoming increasingly prevalent. This shift, driven by the need for efficiency and cost-effectiveness, poses significant challenges and opportunities for healthcare organizations.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 8
Under Kansas common law, a healthcare provider doesn’t have a duty to "safeguard, protect, and maintain the confidentiality of a patient's medical records," according to a recent decision by the Court of Appeals of Kansas (...
Most medical staffs today are departmentalized in nature. Where departmentalization exists, a medical staff must take care to involve each department properly in the practitioner vetting process to avoid negligent credentialing landmines.
