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...
Once the decision is made to offer APPs the opportunity to train up, the organization is now ready to determine the policy and procedures...Read More »
When exploring the possibility of bringing APPs into your organization, start by taking stock of your current practitioners. Are any APPs already...Read More »
Platinum Plus members receive exclusive access to the Credentialing Resource Center’s (CRC) evolving e-library of best-selling medical staff,...Read More »
Clinicians are often unaware of the detailed steps of the credentialing process and are too embarrassed to ask. Now they have a go-to guide for credentialing, privileging, applying for medical licensure, verifications, and other sometimes-confusing...
Can a supervisory or collaborative agreement be considered an addendum to an APP’s delineation of privileges, or should the agreement’s contents...Read More »
When it comes to temporary privileges, required credentialing steps and timelines vary based on the accreditor and, in some cases, the purpose for the grant. Regardless of accreditor, however, a hospital’s stance on temporary privileging parameters should be codified in the medical staff bylaws...
Per most states’ hospital licensure requirements, medical staff membership and clinical privileges are granted through processes outlined by the...Read More »
