The relationship of hospital size, medical staff services department size, and number of credentialed practitioners isn’t a sharp line. MSPs’ roles are fluid.
Well-formed job descriptions foster consistency that counterbalances these uncertainties. MSPs can reference the descriptions to...
In long-term care, as in acute care, industry best practices (and, where applicable, accreditation standards) dictate that a credentialing process occur for all practitioners who deliver a medical level of care. This resource provides a rundown of items a nursing home might collect or verify...
The Credentialing Resource Center’s (CRC) Achievement Awards are back! These special distinctions honor MSPs and medical staff leaders who make a difference in their organization and serve as an inspiration to the broader professional community. Winners, who will be selected by a panel of...
The Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) is seeking a pioneering MSP, physician leader, or small team to present a compelling case study at the 2018 CRC Symposium, which will be held in February in Las Vegas, Nevada. By imparting their in-the-trenches experiences and lessons learned, the chosen...
Although ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) has been around for about a decade, it is still challenging for institutions to create meaningful data that reflects their practices. This sample advance practice professional reappointment performance profile report that can be used to...
Medical staff governing documents must articulate the standards that practitioners must meet to qualify for medical staff membership. In general, the list of qualifications will address the applicant’s background, experience, ability to perform requested privileges, training, and demonstrated...
Establishing a structure for reviewing OPPE reports can be challenging, especially given that the process requires the resource-intensive and time-consuming task of interpreting data. The medical staff drives the OPPE process; however, medical staff leaders often do not have adequate time to...
Bylaws and policies that don’t sufficiently address temporary privileges—or that leave the door open for corner-cutting—jeopardize organizations’ legal standing and patients’ access to quality care.
“Follow medical staff bylaws requirements for the circumstances under which temporary...
The purpose of the verification process is to ensure that the information provided by the applicant is accurate and to determine whether the applicant’s credentials meet the organization’s criteria, as outlined in its policies. Verifications are performed at both initial credentialing and...
This sample policy ensures that information regarding each practitioner’s scope of privileges is disseminated and made available to all appropriate internal persons or entities and updated as changes in clinical privileges are made. This policy also lays out the steps a hospital staff member...
