Physician Credentialing Resources

The physician credentialing process involves identifying qualifications prior to working as a member of a medical staff, hospital, clinic or emergency facility. Credentialing is a detailed process which finds guidance in federal laws and regulations via policies and rules established by a particular hospital or clinic. Managing the credentialing process requires an understanding of existing regulations, participating in ongoing discussions on research and topics affecting credentialing, and tracking internal policy changes.

American College of Emergency Physicians

• The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) outlines the recognized credentialing sources for emergency physicians. The ACEP website addresses areas such as the avenues for credentialing; the role of continual education and instruction in the credentialing process; the use of certain courses and criteria for credentialing. Membership in the ACEP helps support emergency care across the U.S. and the interests of physicians involved in emergency care.

  American College of Emergency Physicians

  National Headquarters

  1125 Executive Circle

  Irving, TX 75038

  800-798-1822

  acep.org

Health Affairs

• Health Affairs is a medical journal addressing health policy and is available in print subscription and as an online article resource. Health Affairs excels at tracking health related regulation including physician credentialing and its role within a changing healthcare environment. Journal articles explore the need for credentialing to support consumer requirements, quality control of credentialed physicians and the cost of credentialing within managed care programs.

  Health Affairs

  7500 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 600

  Bethesda, MD 20814

  301-656-7401

  healthaffairs.org

HCPro, Inc.

• Healthcare regulatory compliance is the focus of HCPro, Inc. a for-profit company that advises hospitals, clinics and other healthcare facilities via training and guidance. HCPro provides excerpts from credentialing guidelines and related news about physician credentialing --- members have access to full articles. Articles explain how to disperse credentialing bias via third party peer review and the stumbling blocks of reporting impaired physicians to credentialing authorities. The HCPro blog addresses the credentialing of midwives, the challenge of reporting programs and includes checklists for the credentialing process. The blog is free and available via RSS feed

  HCPro, Inc.

  200 Hoods Lane

  Marblehead, MA 01945

  800-650-6787

  hcpro.com