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Obtaining useful references
Q&A: Do I need to credential residents?
Standardize verification methods for credentialing audits
Defining "credentialing" vs. "credentials verification"
Use caution when conducting primary source verification via the Web
Red flags to heed during background checks
Credentialing in ambulatory care facilities
Q&A: Credentialing LIPs, AHPs
State-to-state licensure agreements: Endorsement and reciprocity
Reader tip for protecting practitioners’ identities during verification
Q&A: Where on the Internet, besides the NPDB site, can I conduct background checks on nurse practitioners?
Advantages of criteria-based core privileging
No shortage of flu vaccine expected this season
Q&A: Our hospital filled a nursing director position (which requires a BS in nursing
Guidelines for querying schools, colleges, and educational programs
Joint Commission and AHRQ release special report
Q&A: According to the Joint Commission, is verification of DEA certificate mandatory?
Changes in healthcare affecting AHP credentialing, Part 3
Tips for new CPDR online users
Q&A: Which states have ruled on negligent credentialing claims?
Changes in healthcare that affect AHP credentialing, Part 2: State statutes
Recognizing changes in healthcare that affect AHP credentialing, Part 1
Q&A: I’m aware that I must query primary source hospital affiliation, but must I verify all practice experience and clinics. How far back must I go?
Joint Commission: Ensure that information from CVOs is complete, accurate, and timely
Q&A: Should I "google" medical staff applicants to find additional information about them?
Is your facility missing from CPDR?
Tips for orienting new medical staff members
Q&A: Should physicians' quality data be kept in the credentials file?
CMS ceases payments for hospitals' mistakes
Hospital found negligent in privileging physician
Credentialing concerns after the initial application: orientation
Is there a simple method for verifying malpractice insurance claims history?
Obtaining useful references
Q&A: How can I ensure that I and my fellow MSPs are recognized for the many task
Access a free clinical privileges activity review form
Benefits of using a credentialing verification organization
Q&A: What does The Joint Commission say about decision notification to applicant
U.S. News & World Report releases list of best American hospitals 2007
Q&A: Does CMS differ from The Joint Commission in stating which practitioners ca
Suggested questions to ask applicants in the clinical interview
Summarizing credentials files in preparation for review
Q&A: Which items on an application need primary source verification?
Survey results shine light on opportunity
The pros and cons of various primary source verification methods
Q&A: What must a hospital do to allow a practitioner other than a physician to p
The nuts and bolts of querying the National Practitioner Data Bank
Fast facts for credentialing specialists: Did you know...
Three key steps to verification during reappointment
Q&A: Is it acceptable to use a stamp for the MEC chair’s signature on delineatio
Patients gave hospitals higher marks in 2006
Q&A: What are the managed care equivalents to hospital titles commonly encounter
Tips for developing a system of conducting background checks
Checking applications during reappointment
Q&A: Is a physician entitled to a fair hearing when his or her privileges are no
Follow-up: Tips for dealing with practitioners who won't take credentialing seri
Perform credentialing audits to monitor compliance and check outcomes
Q&A: What tips can you provide for dealing with physicians who don’t take the cr
Q&A: What tips can you provide for dealing with physicians who don’t take the cr
Perform credentialing audits to monitor compliance and check outcomes
Verifying employment/appointment history: Determining how far back is far enough
Q&A: What criteria, is appropriate to evaluate when credentialing a physician?
When space is a premium: Strategies for maintaining and storing credentials file
Q&A: Does The Joint Commission require individual practitioners to have malpract
Q&A: To what extent can the hospital inquire about a medical staff applicant’s h
More on verifying a practitioner’s military credentials
Sign up for a free trial of CPDR and access a free professional reference questi
Creating a credentials review summary form
Q&A: How do I verify a practitioner’s military credentials?
Q&A: Can you list some favorite credentialing Websites from fellow MSPs?
Tailor professional reference questionnaires
Tips for new CPDR online users
Q&A: What is fast-track credentialing?
Q&A: What should I do if I find that a practitioner's credentials file contains expired documentation?
U.S. News & World Report publishes CMS hospital mortality data
From the CRC Blog: Job satisfaction starts with you
Free verification WebEx, including a live CPDR demo, is next week
From the CRC Blog: Swango: A story we should never forget
Corrections
Quick tip: Verifying foreign medical education
Register now for free verification WebEx, including a live CPDR demo
Q & A: How long must the medical staff office retain credentialing files?
Q&A: What information must be verified at reappointment?
Poliner decision reversed
Ensure your facility is listed correctly in the CPDR
NIAHO aims to be an accredidation alternative
Q & A: Can the medical staff office provide applicants with pre-populated applications for initial appointment or reappointment?
America's best hospitals
Free verification WebEx on Aug. 27th
Your next practitioner application could be a FAKE!
News flash: States creating databases of medical disaster volunteers
From the CRC Blog: Verification and "contingent" approvals
Q & A: When must you query the NPDB?
2009 Joint Commission standards available online
Ask the expert: Are electronic signatures acceptable on practitioner documents?
Obtaining credentials verification from nursing homes
Editor's note: Credentialing & Verification Update to be published weekly
Implementation of Joint Commission revised standard MS.1.20 suspended
From the CRC blog: Is there a universal credentialing application in the USA?
Q&A: What does the Joint Commission say about getting data on physicians from healthcare facilities that have closed?
Quick tip: Protect confidential credentials information
Kadlec ruling overturned: Hospitals have no obligation to disclose information, but information disclosed must not mislead
Q&A: What are the "designated equivalent sources" accepted by The Joint Commission for primary source verification?
Facts about credentialing and verification: Did you know...?
Q&A: What’s the difference between Joint Commission and NCQA standards regarding the use of CVOs?
Ensure confidentiality during the application process
Avoiding reappointment hassles: Sending reminder notices and charging late fees
Reader advice: Determining how far back to verify employment history
Editor’s pick: What’s new on The Credentialing Resource Center?
Reader tips: Determining how far back to verify employment history
Standardize verification methods for credentialing audits
HCPro, Inc. launches new logo and tagline as part of its new corporate branding initiative
Tips for tracking expirations: practitioner licenses
Ask the expert: How long must a credentials file be kept and what should it contain?
Tip of the week: Avoid negligent credentialing suits by following up on red flags
Q&A: What is The Joint Commission's requirement regarding hearings/appeals for ambulatory
Tips for determining how far back to verify employment history
Q&A: What organization accredits medical schools worldwide?
Avoid pitfalls common to the initial appointment and reappointment phases
ACP: Protect credentials of physicians prescribing medical marijuana
Study identifies physicians who stay in-state after training
The Joint Commission vs. AOA-HFAP standards surrounding expedited or fast-track credentialing
Primary source verification of education for licensed independent practitioners
Take caution when using applications with pre-populated fields
Q&A: Should applicants and/or current medical staff members be able to read their letters of reference?
Reader tip for protecting practitioners' identities during verification
Credentialing interrogatories grow and change with evolving credentialing standard
Q: Who can serve as a peer reference for a physician assistant (PA), and how many references are needed?
The Joint Commission announces MS.1.20 task force

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