The grant of a state medical license is seen by many as government endorsement of a practitioner’s competence. In most states, the requirements for licensure are fairly minimal and largely consist of evidence the practitioner actually went to medical school and engaged in at least some postgraduate clinical training. The ongoing maintenance of state medical licensure typically has limited requirements as well. Most states require doctors to undertake some amount of continuing medical education (CME), but the number of required credits varies and compliance is usually on an honor system.

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How many times have you received a call from someone asking why it's taking so long to credential a medical staff applicant? Has a practitioner ever alleged that you were deliberately dragging your heels on a new associate's application? Does the following CREDENTIALING exchange resonate with you?

The 2019 CRC Symposium delivers 2.5 days of engaging education and training to MSPs, medical staff leaders, and quality directors in credentialing environments spanning the care continuum. Top industry experts impart fresh insight and actionable strategies for developing and sustaining effective credentialing, privileging, competence assessment, and medical staff governance processes amid constant changes to healthcare service delivery and reimbursement. Click here to check out the 2019 agenda!

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