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To our valued CRC customers, Due to the conversion of our updated and expanded Credentialing Resource Center website, some customers are experiencing login issues. If you are unable to login to the website with your current username and password, hang tight as we work on the backend to make your credentials active again. Or, contact customer service at 800/650-6787 for assistance. We appreciate your patience as we work through the kinks. | Quick Tip | Know the OPPE rules for employed physicians | Q: Are employed physicians who have been granted privileges subject to the organized medical staff’s clinical case review portion of the ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) policy and all its attendant protections? |
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New Members-Only Content | Differentiating between emergency, disaster, and temporary privileges | Although sometimes used interchangeably, emergency, disaster, and temporary privileges are three separate types of privileges to be used in distinct situations. How and when they can be used depends on your accreditor’s standards and what is written in your governing documents. A simple review will make sure you are in compliance with your accreditor and following the language of your internal documents. |
Sample policy for temporary privileges | Circumstances under which temporary privileges may be granted Temporary privileges may be granted by the hospital CEO to a practitioner who meets one of the following circumstances and the minimum criteria as defined below: |
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CRC Announcements | Visit the new CRC | The Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) is proud to debut a sleek new look, assortment of upgraded and expanded membership benefits, and expedient publishing model. |
Call for submissions | We’re developing a book that features first-class, field-sourced credentialing and privileging resources, along with expert commentary on what makes them so great. Think The OPPE Toolbox and The FPPE Toolbox but with practitioner vetting–focused tools. Send your best credentialing and privileging creations our way, and if they’re selected for publication, we’ll provide you a complimentary copy of the book in which they appear.* Because we’re looking to assemble a collection of forms, policies, letters, plans, reports, and related tools that reflect the diversity and breadth of the practitioner vetting landscape, we welcome relevant resources from credentialing and privileging entities of all shapes and sizes. Email your files (and any questions) to CRC Editor Delaney Rebernik at [email protected]. *File submission does not guarantee publication. Contributors will be notified and asked to sign an official release form prior to the publication of any resources that they submit. Please ensure that you have the necessary permissions before sharing documents. |
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| Product Spotlight | Benchmarking Your Peer Review Program: Applying Best Practices and Removing Barriers to Success Revise your peer review processes with best-practice guidance from expert speaker Robert J. Marder, MD. Through case studies, Dr. Marder will provide examples and solutions from organizations around the nation who have successfully revised their peer review programs. This 90-minute webinar offers benchmarking guidance to measure internal peer review processes and implement proven solutions. | |
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