Tip of the week: Best sources for verifying nursing home affiliations
Credentialing Resource Center Connection, February 26, 2009
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Many practitioners have longstanding affiliations with nursing homes, but nursing homes rarely have medical staff offices. The nursing home administrator, nursing director, or medical director is usually the best source to verify a practitioner’s affiliation, dates of service, and, most importantly, competence.
This week’s tip is from Ready, Set, Credential: Questions, Games, and Strategies to Train Your Staff, Second Edition, by Nancy C. Lian, CPMSM, CPCS.
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