Abstracting meaningful professional practice evaluation data for advanced practice professionals (APP) is often a challenge given the dearth of available clinical activity information. This tool from HighPoint Health System in Gallatin, Tennessee, is a peer review rating form allowing reviewers to identify core privileges and special procedures for the given specialty that may require additional training and certification.

Many medical staffs undergo significant redesign of their peer review programs to decrease bias and improve efficiency. While staffs typically adopt well-written policies that reflect those changes, unfortunately these programs commonly drift back to their old ways. This is often because initial leaders of the peer review committee lack understanding, or new leaders who don’t buy into the previous changes take control. An annual review of the policies and procedures with the committee chair, the chief of staff, and the support staff is a good way to keep on course.

A study that found independent hospital accreditation carries no real benefit for patient outcomes has garnered a formal rebuttal from The Joint Commission, which argues the researchers reached faulty conclusions due to a number of methodological flaws.

The Credentialing Resource Center team would like to thank everyone who made the 2019 CRC Symposium a resounding success. Click here to access our photo gallery featuring snapshots from educational sessions captured during the three-day training extravaganza in Las Vegas.

All healthcare organizations must comply with multiple regulatory and accreditation standards, but making sense of all those requirements is easier said than done. During this 90-minute webinar, expert speaker Carol S. Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS, will break down the credentialing standards of the five accrediting bodies (CMS, The Joint Commission [TJC], the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program [HFAP], DNV GL, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance [NCQA]), identify their similarities and differences, and explain how the four-step credentialing approach applies to each agency. For more information, click here.