Tip of the week: Detail credential committee information in bylaws
Credentialing Resource Center Connection, June 26, 2009
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If your bylaws contain a section on the credentials committee, then part of that should include a clear description of the committee’s responsibilities, composition, and function. In determining composition, ensure that the committee benefits from interested, experienced, and knowledgeable members. To accomplish this goal, the members should have the ability to serve for significant tenures (e.g. three years). The chair should be skilled in credentialing, as opposed to being a “rotating” medical staff officer who may have no background in this area and cannot provide continuity of leadership to the committee.
This week’s tip is from The Greeley Company Guide to Medical Staff Bylaws, Second Edition by Joseph Cooper, MD, CMSL.
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