The North Carolina Medical Board will discontinue its practice of conducting annual, random site visits at physician assistant (PA) practice locations.
Privileges are permissions that have been granted to a physician or other licensed independent practitioner to provide specific patient care services, which may include the ability to admit, treat, manage, and perform procedures. The term “privileging” refers to the process the hospital and...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 4
About 800,000 nurses plan to leave the workforce by 2027, according to research conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. That number includes 188,962 RNs younger than 40 years old. There are currently 4.5 million registered nurses.
The research, titled,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 1
The Joint Commission will no longer use the term “licensed independent practitioner” in its hospital and critical access hospital standards. Starting February 19, 2023, the term “licensed practitioner” will be used.
According to a release on The Joint Commission’s website, “the revisions...
