Privileging Basics
This term refers to the process of evaluating a clinician’s qualifications to perform specific procedures at a healthcare facility.
What is privileging
While privileging grants specific permissions, this process verifies a clinician’s licenses, work history and qualifications.
What is credentialing
This common issue in privileging occurs when a clinician lacks sufficient case logs to prove competency in a procedure.
What is insufficient documentation
This iconic TV show’s fictional hospital, County General, would likely have a rigorous privileging process for its doctors like Dr. Carter.
What is ER
This governing body in a hospital typically oversees the privileging process to ensure patient safety.
What is the Medical Staff Committee (or Credentials Committee)
This is the first step a hospital takes before granting clinical privileges to ensure a clinician’s identity and credentials are legitimate.
What is primary source verification?
This term describes when a clinician’s privileges are restricted due to concerns about their performance or conduct.
What is a focused professional practice evaluation (FPPE)?
This type of privileging allows a provider to perform low-risk procedures without extensive oversight
What is core privileges
This document, often submitted with a privileging application, outlines a clinician’s education, training, and certifications.
What is a CV
This type of review involves contacting a clinician’s previous peers or training programs.
What is peer review or reference check?
This can delay privileging if a clinician has practiced in multiple states, requiring verification from each jurisdiction.
What is multi-state licensure
This term describes the temporary privileges granted to visiting specialists, often for teaching or consulting purposes
what is Locum Tenens Privileges
This type of privileging allows a clinician to practice temporarily while their full application is under review.
What is temporary privileging
Unlike privileging, which is procedure-specific, this process ensures a clinician meets general state and federal requirements to practice.
What is Licensure
This legal concern may arise if a hospital denies privileges without clear evidence, potentially leading to a lawsuit.
What is due process or discrimination
What is the name of the process where a hospital ensures a provider’s skills are observed before granting full privileges
What is proctoring
This federal database is checked during privileging to ensure a clinician has no history of malpractice or disciplinary actions.
What is the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
How often are hospital privileges typically renewed for providers?
Every Two years
This complex process requires re-evaluating a clinician’s privileges when they request to perform a new, cutting-edge procedure.
What is proctoring or delineation of new privileges
This 1986 U.S. law established the NPDB to improve the privileging process by tracking clinician misconduct nationwide
What is the Health Care Quality Improvement Act