Pathways Leadership Training Program: Session 3: Credentialing Challenges for Systems and Employers_Enduring

Like credentialing, privileging has changed a lot. When privileging started, there was a presumption that every physician was qualified to treat the skin and all of its contents (or even more in the case of psychiatrists), if the service was arguably within their specialty. Privileging has evolved into a meticulously detailed process of defining the types of treatments and procedures that should be grouped together by specialty, and the specific education, training, and experience that a practitioner must demonstrate in order to apply for that grouping of privileges. And there’s even FPPE to top it all off!

During this third session of the 2025 Pathways series, we will discuss alignment of physician recruitment and employment with Medical Staff eligibility criteria and credentialing process, including tips on what you should be including in all employment and service contracts and modern day efficiencies in health system credentialing and privileging, from a designated CVO or centralized Medical Staff Services Department to full unification of the Medical Staff. We will discuss various options, along with the policy and process modifications that may be necessary when implementing various options.

Target Audience

This CME activity is designed for nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, physicians, physician assistants, and psychologists to enhance their understanding of credentialing practices and health status evaluations, ensuring both patient safety and practitioner support.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this audio conference, participants will be able to:

  • Implement strategies to make it easier/faster for practitioners to apply for and obtain clinical privileges at multiple hospitals within the health care system.
  • Accurately identify candidates for recruitment and employment who are likely to encounter “bumps” along the credentialing path and communicate more carefully about the steps that will need to be taken to overcome those challenges and move forward with the employment process
  • Develop processes that promote consistency within a health system with respect to Medical Staff Bylaws and other medical staff policies
  • Identify areas where the Medical Staff Bylaws and related policies may require amendment if the hospital is performing delegated credentialing for payors.

SPECIAL NOTE:

This site is designed to supplement training that has already occurred and should be used to administer the post-test, collect CME evaluations, and issue credit.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 2.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
10/10/2025
Course expires: 
10/10/2028

PDF icon Session 3 Oct 10 agenda.pdf

Presenter:

Dan Mulholland, MA, JD. Senior Partner, Horty, Springer & Mattern, PC.
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.

Ian M. Donaldson, JD. Partner, Horty, Springer & Mattern, PC.
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.

Planning Committee:

Marianne Crosby, Director, Horty, Springer & Mattern, PC.
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.

No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Accreditation Statement:

imageIn support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and Horty Springer Seminars. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians:
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals:
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 2.00 Attendance
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