Get Your Credentialing Files in Order
10 tips to streamline your physician credentialing process.
I
f you do
your own
credential-
ing, you know it
can be a job in
itself. Not only is
it a challenge to
keep up with the
regulations and
make sure
everything is
current, but then
it's time to re-
credential before you know it. But with good preparation and a little
creativity, your files can be organized and survey-ready, and contain all
the necessary and up-to-date documents. Whether you're the one main-
taining your credentialing files or supervising those who do, here are
some tips I wish someone would have shared with me.
Prepare a request document for applicants. This document
lists everything applicants will need to provide. E-mail it to sur-
geons and attach facility documents they'll need to complete, including
a confidentiality agreement, a Hepatitis B requisition/declination form,
and any policies or documents they may need to review. Include a by-
laws attestation statement as part of your application process for the
potential credentialed staff to sign. It shows that the applicant under-
stands the facility by-laws and agrees to abide by them. Also include a
permission slip/waiver for applicant signature so you can run all your
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Business Advisor
Leslie Mattson, RN, BSHM
• ALL ZIPPED UP Maintaining credentialing files appropriately is a time-consuming, detailed process.
