Quality Unit II Exam: Physician Credentialing, Licensure, Physician Profiling, and Provider Registries Exams Questions an Complete Solutions
Denning [Date] [Course title] What is the importance? - Correct Answer::: Making sure the physicians/practioners/etc. who are practicing without direct supervision are actually qualified/credentialed to be performing those privileges
What is the scope of clinical privileges - Correct Answer::: - medical staff are permitted by law and the organization to provide patient care services without direction or supervision ** just at the time of care, this does not mean you aren't ever evaluated, etc.
- the practice of patient care services must fall within the scope of the practioner's license and the clinical privileges that are granted by the health service organization (HSO)
Example guidelines for family practice privileges - Correct Answer::: https://stanfordhealthcare.org/content/dam/SHC/health-care-professionals/medical-staff/md-
privileges/shc_family_medicine.03.2022.pdf
Who are some commonly credentialied individuals? - Correct Answer::: •Physicians
•Dentists
•Podiatrists
•Nurse-anesthetists
•Physician assistants
•Nurse practitioners
•Registered nurse midwives
•Speech pathologists
•Dieticians
•Clinical psychologists
•Clinical social workers
What is the credentialing and privileging process? - Correct Answer::: The process is defined by the medical staff *bylaws* of whichever HSO the individual is applying to. KNOW THIS
This process should *obtain*, *verify*, and *assess* practioner qualifications
Denning [Date] [Course title] What is the importance? - Correct Answer::: Making sure the physicians/practioners/etc. who are practicing without direct supervision are actually qualified/credentialed to be performing those privileges
What is the scope of clinical privileges - Correct Answer::: - medical staff are permitted by law and the organization to provide patient care services without direction or supervision ** just at the time of care, this does not mean you aren't ever evaluated, etc.
- the practice of patient care services must fall within the scope of the practioner's license and the clinical privileges that are granted by the health service organization (HSO)
Example guidelines for family practice privileges - Correct Answer::: https://stanfordhealthcare.org/content/dam/SHC/health-care-professionals/medical-staff/md-
privileges/shc_family_medicine.03.2022.pdf
Who are some commonly credentialied individuals? - Correct Answer::: •Physicians
•Dentists
•Podiatrists
•Nurse-anesthetists
•Physician assistants
•Nurse practitioners
•Registered nurse midwives
•Speech pathologists
•Dieticians
•Clinical psychologists
•Clinical social workers
What is the credentialing and privileging process? - Correct Answer::: The process is defined by the medical staff *bylaws* of whichever HSO the individual is applying to. KNOW THIS
This process should *obtain*, *verify*, and *assess* practioner qualifications
