Credentialing professionals work under the assumption that the facilities they query are open for business and have practitioners’ records. However, it’s common for MSPs to find that a verification trail has gone cold. Perhaps the medical staff applicant is older and their medical school closed...
Who can be a credentials committee member? CMS and accrediting bodies only refer to the general function of a credentials committee. They do not specify the committee structure or provide requirements for membership on the committee. Your organization’s medical staff bylaws and/or credentialing...
The Joint Commission’s time frame for evaluating licensed practitioners’ ability to provide care, treatment, and services has been updated from two years to three years.
By having your medical staff members fill out a conflict of interest disclosure form every year, the medical staff will be kept abreast of any relationships that might be considered a conflict. Here is some sample conflict of interest policy language you can customize for your own organization’s...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 11
The conviction of former Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurse RaDonda Vaught in March for negligent homicide and gross neglect of an impaired adult due to a medical error made headlines nationwide. Organizations such as the American Organization for Nursing Leadership and the American...
