In order to consider a change to core privileges, you should first examine the privilege delineation system currently in place at your organization. Most likely you will find many examples to bolster your case for a conversion to a criteria-based core privileging system. Areas that you want to...
CMS is ending a requirement that all hospital providers and suppliers be vaccinated against COVID-19 as of the end of the public health emergency (PHE) on May 11, according to new guidance issued on May 1 in the Quality, Safety & Oversight (QS) Group memo to CMS state agencies, “...
Sometimes the most difficult thing to accomplish at work is work. With telephone calls, meetings, visitors, and faxes, not to mention the deluge of mail, email, and internal memos, it can be almost impossible to get anything done. To accomplish more, you must evaluate your time management and...
The number of privileging disputes occurring in hospitals is growing rapidly. It’s easy to understand this trend if you examine how medicine has evolved. In the “good old days,” physicians of all specialties had a defined area of turf on the playing field and specialties didn’t cross those...
It seems like a small issue, but sometimes what appears on the surface as an inconsequential turf battle among well-meaning physicians trying to maintain market share can result in everyone loosing. Take the following example.
According to CMS, privileges are not to be granted for tasks/procedures/activities that are not conducted within the hospital—regardless of the practitioner’s ability to perform. Therefore, when developing your core privileging system, list only those services and procedures that your hospital...