Veterans Affairs to review credentials of 17,000 healthcare providers
Credentialing Resource Center Connection, November 15, 2007
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The Department of Veterans Affairs will review the credentials of 17,000 healthcare providers nation wide, VA officials told a U.S. Senate committee earlier this month, according to a November 7 Chicago Tribune article.
Illinois senators requested the committee hearing after nine patients died in surgery from October 2006 to March 2007 at Marion VA Medical Center in southern Illinois. The number of deaths there were more than four times the typical rate.
In addition to reviewing the credentials of providers across the country, the VA has limited the surgical privileges of three Marion VA Medical Center doctors.
"Testifying before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, VA officials called their response to the Marion deaths 'swift' and their credentialing process for doctors 'the envy of the healthcare industry.' But the top official present, Dr. Gerald Cross, also expressed 'some concerns' about the agency's ability to keep tabs on doctors once they've been granted privileges to treat VA patients," according to the article.
To read the entire Chicago Tribune article about the credentialing probe, click here. (Note: a free subscription to the Web site is required to view the article)
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