The basic work of the credentials committee will depend on the credentialing process model the organization uses. Regardless of the process, the roles and responsibilities of the credentials committee need to be laid out either in the medical staff bylaws or policies and procedures. This chart...
Without a thorough credentialing process, medical staff leaders and MSPs may allow underqualified or undesirable practitioners to receive clinical privileges. Loss of licensure, significant malpractice activity, and poor clinical references are obvious targets of scrutiny. But what about the...
This week, CRC Daily covers medical staff leadership and governance. When new medical staff leaders step into their new roles, one of the...Read More »
When credentialing and privileging employed physicians, it is a best practice to have a single, unified process. This will ensure that every candidate has been fully vetted through the same prescribed process. This free resource from ...
Provisional credentialing is an optional process that a health plan may incorporate into its credentialing policy. This process provides a managed...Read More »
According to a 2016 report from the Association of American Medical Colleges, the United States could experience a shortage of 61,700–94,700 physicians by 2025. As the physician pool dwindles, and technology rapidly advances, more and more medical staffs will turn to telemedicine solutions to...
