This week, CRC Daily covers vetting, competency assessment, and governance strategies for advanced practice professionals (APP), whose presence in the workforce often surpasses their representation on the medical staff. One barrier to medical staff membership and leadership opportunities is the patchwork of state statutes governing APPs’ scope of practice and participation on the medical staff. 

Successful credentialing teams are taking specific steps to ensure their processes are efficient and effective – you should be too. In this whitepaper, discover eight proven ways you can speed up and improve your credentialing process. These best practices and key strategies will help to enhance your credentialing in a way that benefits your organization at every level, from recruiters and medical staff professionals, to patients and providers.

Find out what’s happening in the world of federal healthcare regulations by reviewing some recent headlines from across the country.

Interested in sharing your opinions and learning what your colleagues are up to? Join HCPro on Wednesday, November 16, from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. EST for a medical staff-related focus group. We want to know what the hot topics are in medical staff services, what issues you are struggling with, and how we can help you meet your daily challenges. Email Karen Kondilis at kkondilis@hcpro.com to sign up.

Apply to our two contests for MSPs and medical staff leaders who have made exceptional strides. The submission deadline is November 1.

Development of The Credentialing and Privileging Toolbox is underway! The 2017 title will feature first-class, field-sourced credentialing and privileging resources, along with expert commentary on what makes them so great. Think The OPPE Toolbox and The FPPE Toolbox but with practitioner vetting–focused tools.

Medical Staff Talk is now the CRC Forums. It’s all the shop talk and sample swapping you’ve come to expect and a more robust platform to boot.