Whenever a practitioner who is currently privileged at an organization wishes to increase his or her knowledge and skill base and thus broaden his or her scope of practice, the organization can assist the practitioner by providing the necessary training via a preceptorship program. With...
As mentioned in yesterday’s CRC Daily, a subscription to Credentialing Resource Center provides users with access to a library of core privilege forms. These forms are developed by experts in the field and provide guidance for required competence based on industry suggestions. These forms are...
Did you know that a subscription to Credentialing Resource Center Journal comes with more than a monthly newsletter? By signing up for Credentialing Resource Center Journal, you also have access to HCPro’s website, Credentialing Resource Center, which is full of tools and resources for medical...
Primary certification criteria of the American Board of Pathology (ABP) for Anatomic Pathology Certification are a common requirement for obtaining autopsy privileges, according to Samuel Furci, MPA, principal at Furci Associates, LLC, a healthcare accreditation compliance...
CMS allows a hospital system to have a unified medical staff made up of all the individual hospitals in the system. The Joint Commission takes the hospital system issue a step further and requires that the medical staff bylaws of a multi-hospital system contain the process that would allow the...
Your medical staff governance documents may fail to provide clear guidance, be noncompliant with accreditation standards, or create liability for your hospital if they are inadequate for today’s care environment. During the webcast, ...