Criminal background checks are often conducted by hospitals during the initial hiring process of all employees or, in some cases, for specified types of healthcare providers. While many states require criminal background checks as a condition of initial licensure, healthcare organization may...
Most credentialing work is considered a peer review activity performed by the medical staff and governing board. As a result, state laws generally grant some amount of peer review protection to those parts of a particular credentials file that are acted upon by medical staff committees or the...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 11
Credentialing and privileging have long been keystones of quality care and patient safety. But as healthcare reform drives consolidation, integration, and value-based reimbursement, these perennial functions are taking on new forms, environments, and significance. The following Q&A...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 11
There may be times when a hospital knows it’s not going to get a physician’s reappointment application processed before his or her privileges expire. This could be for any number of reasons, such as the physician just never got around to completing the application or the person in the medical...
In today's litigious healthcare climate, malpractice lawsuits can herald negligent credentialing claims that spell trouble for medical staff leaders and MSPs. Share the following tips with the practitioners on your staff to head off these legal sticky wickets.
