We struggle to obtain sufficient peer review data on advanced practice professionals (APP) who bill under their collaborating or supervising physician and do not keep personal logs. What can we do to assess their competence?
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 9
Because microhospitals are currently subject to regulations developed decades ago and with larger acute care institutions in mind, they can run into compliance obstacles that their traditional counterparts don’t often encounter or are better equipped to handle. Here’s a rundown of potential...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 9
Featuring a handful of inpatient beds and a narrow selection of community-tailored services, microhospitals are seeking to revolutionize care delivery in cities across the country.
These pint-sized purveyors of targeted interventions have a two-fold appeal: they present healthcare...
A challenge that commonly arises in addressing crossover privileges occurs when one specialty recommends different criteria for the same privilege requested by another specialty. Although it might be simpler to make the criteria the same regardless of the specialty, this does not take into...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 9
The updated National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) Guidebook was published in April 2015. The revised edition expanded parameters for reporting medical staff activities and most notably required MSPs to reexamine guidelines regarding investigations and reporting obligations.
