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...
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An effective audit tool drives consistent receipt and appropriate processing of all necessary credentialing documents. Conducting regular audits ensures practitioner files comply with accreditation standards and promotes survey readiness. Newly recruited medical staff services leaders can use...
This tool summarizes results from audits of individual credentialing files. Studying this high-level overview can help credentialing, medical staff, quality, and hospital leaders track performance patterns, identify improvement opportunities, and promote compliance with internal and external...
Even the most experienced professionals occasionally make mistakes and miss critical steps—it’s human nature. In the credentialing arena, staff may complete a required activity (e.g., primary source verification of licensure) but forget to document the outcome in the applicant’s file....
This tool can be used to capture feedback from the full range of stakeholders who contribute to medical staff appointment and privileging decision-making, from the department chair’s initial recommendation through the governing body’s official authorization. Given its summary of key steps in the...
