The Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) team is extending the deadline to enter the 2019 CRC Symposium Case Study Competition and the 2019 CRC...Read More »
If you receive an application from a practitioner requesting privileges that he or she did not hold at his or her previous hospital, don’t deny...Read More »
It is common for physicians to come to work one day saying they want to perform the latest and greatest procedure or use a new technology. If your organization does not currently support the procedure/technology and does not have privileging criteria for it, you need to take a step back and...
We are currently putting together our 2019 book schedule. Please help us by completing a quick, 10-question survey. For completing the survey, you...Read More »
When it comes to staying ahead of critical practitioner vetting deadlines, such as privilege expiration dates, automation is your best friend,...Read More »
Credentialing and privileging lapses in the ambulatory arena have a familiar calling card: too few staff wearing too many hats. Compared to the...Read More »
"Experience teaches us that this is occurring across the country," says Carol Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS. "APPs are expanding skills under the tutelage...Read More »
CMS and The Joint Commission require individuals other than licensed physicians who provide a “medical level of care” in the hospital to be credentialed and privileged in the same fashion as physicians. As advanced practice professionals (APP) have a greater presence in medical centers, some...
