If you’ve worked in medical staff services for a long time, you probably have a solid process in place for managing and processing physician applications for appointment/reappointment. Can you say the same for your advanced practice professional applicants (APP)?
In managed care credentialing, delegation is defined as a formal process by which an organization gives another entity the authority and responsibility to perform certain functions on its behalf through a contractual arrangement. For health plans that wish to delegate components of its...
Your medical staff should have a policy that places the burden on the applicant to prove his or her clinical competence and provide all the information the medical staff leaders, credentials committee, MEC, and governing body need to make evidence-based decisions regarding membership and...
