In this article we'll discuss the evolving role of the NP, and some of the major issues facing those contemplating the new law and their hospital's policy for granting NP autonomy. Since organizations can set a credentialing policy for NPs that is more restrictive than the requirements of state...
The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) is implementing new requirements for competence assessment, including OPPE and FPPE. Medical Staff Briefing spoke recently with Karen Y. Beem, MS, RN, Standards Interpretation Specialist at HFAP, in Chicago,...
The practitioner reappointment process in hospitals is every bit as important to the credentialing process as initial appointments, even though it is sometimes viewed by practitioners as merely a bureaucratic exercise.
Requirements for licenses to practice medicine differ from state to state, and even when information is available across state lines, license portability can be administratively burdensome. The Federation of State Medical Boards' (FSMB) Interstate Medical Licensure Compact...
Clinical staffing along the departmental model emerged with the rise of subspecialties. However, many medical staff leaders are now reevaluating this approach as they seek to streamline their governance processes.
