The Joint Commission (TJC) standards call for an objective, evidence-based process when deciding whether to grant or deny a privilege(s) or to renew existing ones. Criteria must be consistently evaluated to determine a practitioner’s ability to provide patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of the privilege(s) requested. This includes the need to meet specific volume requirements for special procedure privileging. However, problems arise when volume requirements are set significantly below established industry standards.

CRC members can peruse all the online articles from the December 2018 issues of CRCJ and MSB—as well as full-color, newly redesigned PDFs—here:

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Peer review remains a vital part of both credentialing and privileging, and it is indicative of the desire to pursue physician excellence. Beyond the need to meet regulatory requirements, when peer review is done from a performance improvement perspective, it provides the opportunity for the medical profession to get ahead of the curve with respect to data transparency and risk management. However, for peer review to be successful, hospital professionals must secure physician buy-in. Click here to download the report.

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