The latest addition to St. Jude Medical Center's psychiatry department isn't your run-of-the-mill medical staff recruit. Standing four feet tall atop a pair of razor-thin wheels, VGo is a remote-controlled telemedicine robot that has played the middleman between patients in the Fullerton,...
The credentialing process for advanced practice providers (APP) is basically the same as for other practitioners. However, APPs do come with their own set of challenges. State scope-of-practice and professional licensure laws are disparate and changing rapidly. In addition, hospital policies can...
CRC Daily kicks off this week’s exploration of vetting and governance approaches for advanced practice providers (APP) with an overview of the applicable regulatory landscape, which is sprawling to say the least.
Physicians aren’t the only practitioners ensnared in heated debate over renewal of certification. Two physician assistant (PA) groups have been sparring for the better part of a year over a proposed update to the recertification process.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 8
Along with the many other duties that medical staff leaders take on when they step into their new roles, they must play a part in the credentialing process. It is a mistake to assume that because a physician has been on your medical staff for a while and has gone through the credentialing...