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Weekly Roundup: Advanced Practice Professionals | Featured content: Know your APPs | There are a few things to keep in mind regarding advanced practice professionals (APP), sometimes known as mid-level practitioners. According to the International Council of Nurses, an APP can be defined as “a registered nurse who has acquired the expert knowledge base, complex decision-making skills and clinical competencies for expanded practice, the characteristics of which are shaped by the context and/or country in which s/he is credentialed to practice. A master’s degree is recommended for entry level.” |
Leadership insight: Improve physician engagement | As the healthcare industry shifts to models of care that focus on improved patient outcomes and efficiency, having an engaged physician workforce is critical because physicians drive the majority quality decisions at hospitals and health systems. |
Free resource: Physician and APP application checklist | Whether electronic or paper, checklists can be used to ensure various medical staff applications (e.g., for initial privileges and renewal of privileges) are processed in accordance with all applicable requirements. For MSPs, these tools provide a systematic means of recording and tracking all documents necessary for complete, compliant credentials files. |
Quick tip: Starting the conversation about privileging APPs | As physician shortages grow, the number of advanced practice professionals (APP) applying for hospital and ambulatory privileges is rising rapidly. Carol Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS, advisory consultant with The Greeley Company and president of PRO-CON, an Illinois-based medical staff services consulting group, explains how to start the conversation about privileging APPs. |
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New Content: Members Only | Drug testing in the healthcare industry: A call to leadership | Published 5/9/18 A culture of patient safety is prominent throughout the healthcare industry. It is quite common to find a requirement for pre-employment drug testing for all healthcare organization employees. This often encompasses employees who are involved in direct patient care, including credentialed employees such as nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and psychologists, as well as those who are not involved in direct patient care at all. |
Full steam ahead for the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact | Published 5/7/18 It has been a little over a year since the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC) officially launched its expedited licensure process in April 2017. The compact, which was initially developed by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), began to explore the idea of using an interstate compact for physician licensing in April 2013. The objectives of the compact were to make the licensure process more efficient for physicians who practice in multiple states, while also maintaining the integrity and standards of the individual state licensing boards. |
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