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When it comes to temporary privileges, required creden­tialing steps vary based on the accreditor and, in some cases, the purpose for the grant.

This sample policy ensures that information regarding each practitioner’s scope of privileges is disseminated and made available to all appropriate internal persons or entities and updated as changes in clinical privileges are made. This policy also lays out the steps a hospital staff member should take if they are unsure that a practitioner has the appropriate privileges to treat a patient. 

"Potential responses to growing shortages of obstetric providers could include changing call schedules, lowering barriers to reimbursement and credentialing,

Texas is the latest state to pass legislation banning its state medical board from requiring Maintenance of Certification (MOC) as a requirement for licensure. 

The number of privileging disputes occurring in hospitals is growing rapidly. It’s easy to understand this trend if you examine how medicine has evolved. In the “good old days,” physicians of all specialties had a defined area of turf on the playing field and specialties didn’t cross those boundaries. The acrimony that can arise from such disputes often leaves scars and wounds on medical staffs that may not be prepared to deal with the change and conflict associated with this challenge.

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

Practitioner onboarding means different things to different people, depending on which department of the healthcare organization they work in. It can be hard to take a step back and look at the overall picture of provider onboarding when you are focused on your piece and meeting your own deadlines and responsibilities. However, taking the time to analyze this big picture can completely transform the onboarding process and ultimately improve everyone’s view of the healthcare organization—including patients’.

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