Some medical staffs still struggle with if and how to credential visiting physicians. Today’s free resource is a medical staff application for visiting physicians to complete, which covers the basics of verification. This application was developed by Arkansas Children’s Hospital, a teaching hospital that frequently has physicians coming in for a few days to either train or learn a new technique/procedure. Teaching physicians are considered visiting faculty and are required to complete a short application. A section of the application must be also filled out by the requesting Arkansas Children’s Hospital member of the medical staff. The form includes the requested time period, circumstance for requesting privileges, and scope of privileges requested, among other things.

This year will feature several significant trends and developments for physician assistants (PA), says Dawn Morton-Rias, EdD, PA-C, president and CEO of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

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Join us for the webinar, Verify and Comply: Credentialing Standards Compared and Contrasted to earn 1.5 NAMSS CEUs.

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. To register, click here.