The credentialing process for advanced practice providers (APP) is basically the same as for other practitioners. However, APPs do come with their...Read More »
Physicians aren’t the only practitioners ensnared in heated debate over renewal of certification. Two physician assistant (PA) groups have been...Read More »
Six years ago, Pocono Health System created a committee to streamline the process of bringing new technology and devices to the hospital. What has...Read More »
Last April, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services finalized the first substantive updates to the National Practitioner Data Bank (...Read More »
Given the growing diversity in hospital specialties, competency assessment should tap many sources, rather than relying too heavily on any single...Read More »
A criteria-based core privileging system ensures consistency, flexibility, efficiency, and objectivity but making the transition can be a daunting...Read More »
When a hospital has established which ambulatory sites require practitioners to be privileged, its medical staff needs to evaluate the scope of...Read More »