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...
Communication with new applicants regarding their request for clinical privileges will help clarify what may be required on the part of the applicant (e.g., additional documentation specific to certain privileges and what that documentation needs to be). It is also important to be sure that...
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Due to changing healthcare technologies, increasing specialization, and the growth of individual healthcare institutions, organizations must routinely evaluate new procedures to establish criteria for privileging practitioners in that area. It is often difficult to determine whether a privilege...
Hospitals must report adverse actions taken against the privileges of a physician or dentist to the National Practitioner Data Bank. They may choose to report actions against the privileges of other healthcare providers, but reporting is not required.