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Credentialing and privileging lapses in the ambulatory arena have a familiar calling card: too few staff wearing too many hats. Compared to the average hospital, ambulatory facilities have much shorter rosters of affiliated practitioners, meaning a lone employee may constitute the entire credentialing workforce. Sometimes, practitioner vetting isn’t even that employee’s primary focus or area of expertise.

A new report from the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative and the Robert Graham Center revealed that physician leadership and comprehensive, effective EHR use are two of six factors linked to the success of an accountable care organization (ACO).

Navigating appointment processes, with their patchwork of expiration dates and verification expectations, can be difficult for ambulatory facilities, which often lack the dedicated credentialing presence and big-ticket resources of their acute care counterparts. To stay ahead of critical practitioner vetting deadlines, such as privilege expiration dates, consider creating a checklist that accounts for major federal regulations, state laws, and organization-specific circumstances. 

When it comes to staying ahead of critical practitioner vetting deadlines, such as privilege expiration dates, automation is your best friend, experts agree. The software on the market today offers a bevy of built-in reminders—checks, suspense dates, and popups—to help credentialers keep track of imminent deadlines.

Published 8/29/18

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

Published 8/27/18

The Appellate Court of Illinois’ First Judicial District reversed a trial court’s discovery order, finding that a hospital met the burden of proof establishing that certain documents are privileged under the Medical Studies Act.

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