As medical staff professionals, we never seem to run out of challenges—or, as the optimists among us may call them, “opportunities.” Some of these issues are simple, and others are less so. Our work is not always predictable. We deal with a variety of people and needs, sometimes under strange...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 8
For healthcare organizations, making sense of all the credentialing standards of major accrediting bodies—including CMS, DNV GL, the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), The Joint Commission, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance—is easier said than done. Careful...
"Privileging APPs: Issues and Solutions" is now available to Platinum Plus members of the Credentialing Resource Center (CRC)! Click here to access this new release directly through the CRC...
Most medical staffs today are departmentalized in nature. Where departmentalization exists, a medical staff must take care to involve each department properly in the practitioner vetting process to...
Before beginning any complex process, it is imperative to have a blueprint for that process in place. Such a blueprint for credentialing allows the process to be both efficient and consistent. Making up a process as you go along takes a lot of time and effort, and runs the risk of appearing to...
When it comes to digital adoption, the world of healthcare credentialing is catching on. What was once a predominantly paper-based process is now undergoing a shift toward automation.