Education & Training
Current Competency
Peer Recommendations
Roberts Rules of Order
Potpourri
100

Per NCQA standards, this verification is considered as acceptable in lieu of verifying residency.

What is board certification?

100
The accrediting agency that requires applicants to provide clinical activity as part of clinical competency.

What is ACHC?

100

The Joint Commission requires this number of peer recommendations at the time of reappointment:

What is zero?

100

This must occur to a motion for it to be open for debate or discussion:

What is seconded?

100

These two accrediting organizations do not require NPDB query at time of initial appointment or reappointment.

What is URAC and NCQA.

200

In addition to contacting the primary sources for verification of education and training, the TJC  allows for the use of these designated equivalent sources:

What is AMA Physician Masterfile and AOA Physican Database?

200

Experience, judgement, individual character, competence, and training are all criteria for selection to this regulatory body:

What is Medicare (CoPs)

200

Communication, Clinical Judgement, Medical/Clinical Knowledge, Technical & Clinical Skills, Interpersonal skills and professionalism are known as this:

What are the ACGME Core Competencies?

200

These are records that are kept for each meeting where decisions are being made:

What are minutes?

200

The Joint Commission has this to say about verifying Medicare and Medicaid Sanctions

What is not specifically addressed? or What is nothing?

300

This source is widely considered primary source for verification of international medical school.

What is the ECFMG?

300

In addition to the ACHC, this accrediting body requires the use of OPPE as par to of the reappointment process:

What is The Joint Commission?

300

This accrediting body has no specific requirement for peer recommendations at both initial and reappointment:

What is NCQA?

300

This act must occur prior to an individual participating in debate or discussion:

What is be recognized by the chair?

300

This accrediting body requires the organization's credentialing application include a statement regarding felony convictions:

What is the NCQA?

400

According to the NCQA Standards, this is the appropriate timeframe for education and training to be verified.

What is prior to the credentialing decision being made?

400

Sanctions, complaints, and quality issues are part of this accrediting bodies requirements for ongoing monitoring:

What is the NCQA?

400

The minimum number of peer recommendations required by the DNV at initial appointment:

What is 2

400
Unless otherwise set by a policy, bylaw, or charter - more than 50% of voting members are required to establish this:

What is a quorum?

400

This key principle of credentialing literally translates to "Let the master answer"

What is Respondeat Superior?

500

This source is widely accepted as the accrediting agency for US training programs.

What is the ACGME?

500

This accrediting body requires that surgical privileges correspond with established competencies:

What is the DNV?

500

The accrediting body that requires peer recommendations at time of reappointment if peer review information is not available:

What is AAAHC

500

Roberts rules of order are also known as this:

What is Parliamentary procedure?

500

The Joint Commission uses this term to designate the location of the patient during a telemedicine visit.

What is origination site?