Compare and contrast The Joint Commission and Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care stances on competence assessment for initial appointment/initial clinical privileges.
Ambulatory surgery centers have increased in number dramatically over the past two decades. Many are physician owned, some are jointly developed and owned by hospitals and physicians, and some are opened by hospitals as either on-license facilities or off-license facilities. Currently, hospitals...
When it comes to staying ahead of critical practitioner vetting deadlines, such as privilege expiration dates, automation is your best friend, experts agree. The software on the market today offers a bevy of built-in reminders—checks, suspense dates, and popups—to help credentialers keep track...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 3
Navigating the reappointment process, with its patchwork of expiration dates and verification expectations, can be difficult for ambulatory facilities, which often lack the dedicated credentialing presence of their acute care counterparts.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 2
The New Year’s dust (or confetti, as the case may be) has settled, routine is restored, and 2017 stretches ahead. For MSPs, medical staff leaders, and quality personnel, there’s no better time to take stock of last year’s professional developments, applying lessons learned to current approaches...
