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Minimum threshold criteria for over 130 of the newest and most difficult-to-privilege or controversial procedures and specialty areas!
One of the most daunting tasks medical staff professionals, department chairs, and credentialing committees face today is to fairly and accurately analyze each applicant's relevant background to determine which privileges he or she is qualified to perform.
And, it becomes even more time-consuming and complicated when you consider privilege requests that cross specialty lines, turf battles, and controversial procedures.
Consistent, credible, and comprehensive privileging criteria at your fingertips!
The Privileging Quick Reference Guide, Third Edition is an indispensable tool that details the minimum formal training, and required previous experience necessary for difficult-to-privilege and specialty/subspecialty areas.
Don't reinvent the wheel.
Presented in an easy-to-read table format with companion CD-ROM, you have quick and easy access to the criteria when you need it and the ability to tailor privileges to your individual needs.
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Rely on the high quality research found in The Privileging Quick Reference Guide, Third Edition to save steps in your privilege delineation process by offering a solid place to start and build from.
Minimize legal risk, meet or exceed regulatory standards, and increase patient safety
With negligent credentialing and privileging in the limelight, it's never been more important for you to develop well-defined threshold criteria. Order The Privileging Quick Reference Guide, Third Edition today and put your privileging process in a better position for increased regulatory scrutiny.
Take a sneak-peak at a sampling of new procedures, specialties, and subspecialties you'll find in The Privileging Quick Reference Guide, Third Edition
In response to your requests, and because privileging is an evolving field, we've updated and significantly expanded this third edition to not only reflect JCAHO and CMS standard changes but also added an entirely new section for allied health professionals.
New Procedures
- Artificial disc replacement surgery
- Bone marrow transplantation
- Corneal transplant
- CyberKnife radiosurgery
- Fetal intervention surgery
- Merci Retriever
- Minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty
- Minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty
- Phakic intraocular lens implant surgery
- Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography
- Virtual colonoscopy
Updated Procedures
- Carotid artery stenting
- Adult transthoracic echocardiography
- Bariatric surgery
Updated Specialties
- Family medicine (was Family practice)
- Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Ophthalmology
- Psychiatry
New Subspecialties
- Developmental behavioral pediatrics
- Interventional cardiology
- Neurotology
- Palliative medicine
- Sleep medicine
Take a look at what you'll get!
With The Privileging Quick Reference Guide, Third Edition, you'll have easy-to-follow guidelines for developing privileges criteria for over 75 procedures, over 20 specialties, and 40 subspecialties. Plus, you'll get sample forms and flow charts to help you carry out the main activities of delineating privileges.
What else is included?
- Sample core privileging policy
- 129 compliance standards through interpretive statements.
- A model procedure for developing threshold criteria
- Assessment tool on CD-ROM
- The OIG Compliance Program Guidance for your reference.
- An algorithm for processing privileges requests and for determining when to develop threshold criteria
- The training, previous experience, and reappointment criteria for all procedures and practice areas
About the author
Beverly E. Pybus, CPMSM, is Senior consultant for credentialing and privileging services at The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro. Prior to joining The Greeley Company, Ms. Pybus was principal of The Beverly Group, a healthcare-consulting firm based in Georgetown, MA. She has worked with medical staff and healthcare organizations nationwide to design practical, up-to-date credentialing and core privileging systems and to help resolve the sensitive issues that often accompany credentialing decisions.
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