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"Ultimately he was driven from the hospital, and from Syracuse, so he feels vindicated. Hopefully this will serve as a deterrent to prevent other healthcare practices from engaging in retaliatory behavior against their employees who speak up."

This is a provider orientation checklist to make sure you get all of the information you need to credential a provider. Although most of the information on the checklist will not come as a surprise, it is helpful to have a visual reminder during the credentialing process to make sure even the most obvious elements are not overlooked. This checklist can serve as a base for you to add any other credentials elements your organization can require.

Are you considering a change in your credentialing software or a move to an automated system? Modern medical staff services departments are increasingly turning to technologies that allow MSPs and other credentialing stakeholders across the organization to go paperless; house large volumes of quality data in a centralized, searchable, and secure location; facilitate virtual committee meetings; purchase managed care modules; trend initial and reappointment turnaround times; and more.

Given these myriad capabilities, finding a viable solution is easy. What’s harder is sifting through the range of vendors to identify the best partner and, once you do, gaining approval to move forward.

Like many facilities, the MedOptions, Inc. team was faced with an acquisition and resulting provider volume increases, which is enough to keep any team busy. This team was further challenged with a charge by administration to also reduce the time it took to onboard new providers. Download this free case study to learn how!

CRC members can peruse all of the online articles from the May 2017 issues of CRCJ and MSB—as well as full-color PDFs—here:

• CRCJ
• MSB

To access the relevant full-issue PDF, select "DOWNLOAD FULL ISSUE" at the top of the page.

Need a refresher on how to access years’ worth of newsletter articles and full-issue PDFs anytime on the CRC site? Click here to read an FAQ response featuring click-by-click instructions. 

Platinum Plus members receive expanded access to the Credentialing Resource Center’s (CRC) ever-growing sample forms library. Click the links below to peruse the latest Platinum Plus additions—10 field-sourced, expert-vetted tools for running and assessing effective credentialing and onboarding processes for physicians and advanced practice professionals: 

• Physician and APP application checklist
• Recommendation and approval form for medical staff appointment and clinical privileges
• Confidential professional peer review reference and competence validation form
• New practitioner onboarding checklist for ambulatory facilities
• Physician orientation policy
• Student preceptor checklist
• Audit tool for credentials file expirables
• Audit tool for reapplicant credentials file
• Summary credentials file chart audit: Initial applicant
• Medical staff services credentialing audit tool

This repertoire of customizable checklists, policies, forms, and auditing templates comes from The Credentialing and Privileging Toolbox: Field-Tested Documents for Compliance, Management, and Process Improvement, HCPro’s latest book for MSPs, medical staff leaders, and quality professionals. Stay tuned for more exclusive Platinum Plus releases throughout the year.

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