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...
We struggle to obtain sufficient peer review data on advanced practice professionals (APP) who bill under their collaborating or supervising...Read More »
The exponential increase in the use of advanced practice professionals (APP) in ambulatory and acute care settings has increased patient access to care. However, this availability has put stress on the credentialing community. The C-suite, medical staff leaders, and MSPs struggle with...
When it comes to digital adoption, the world of healthcare credentialing is catching on. What was once a predominantly paper-based process is now...Read More »
Increasingly, mergers and acquisitions are making strange bedfellows of acute, ambulatory, and postacute care facilities. As these newly aligned...Read More »
The mix of definitions of advance practice professionals (APP) often causes confusion in organizations and medical staffs as they determine which...Read More »
As physician shortages grow, the number of advanced practice professionals (APP) applying for hospital and ambulatory privileges is rising rapidly...Read More »
