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You are here > Home > Reading Lists > Medical Staff Management > Core Privileges for AHPs: A Practical Approach to Developing and Implementing Criteria-based Privileges Core Privileges for AHPs: A Practical Approach to Developing and Implementing Criteria-based Privileges, 2nd Edition Vicki Searcy, CPMSM, Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS Perfect Paperback: 330 pages  + free downloadable materials Size: 8.5" x 11" + CD-ROM ISBN 1601468253 978-1601468253 HCPro / Opus April 2011 (click button below for the very best currently available price for this substantial resource) Joint Commission standards have included revisions regarding AHP credentialing in most years, making this a major trouble-spot for MSPs.   Simplify AHP privileging with the only resource that combines decades of unique research and consulting expertise. This book and downloadable forms library provide a guide to developing and implementing core privileges for nonphysician practitioners, along with 38 sample forms. To make AHP credentialing easier, this resource combines over 15 years of unique research with proprietary consulting expertise to bring you Core Privileges for AHPs: A Practical Approach to Developing and Implementing Criteria-Based Privileges. In hospitals nationwide, nonphysicians are taking on higher-level clinical responsibilities now more than ever before, all within a healthcare system that is sharply focused on safety and quality. And Joint Commission standards now identify two categories of AHPs who must be credentialed and privileged through the medical staff process — meaning you must hold them to the same high, competency-based standards as MDs and DOs. Benefits: Save weeks of time otherwise spent researching specialty professional societies and evaluating data for competency benchmarks Eliminate the hassle of developing forms from scratch Access a comprehensive collection of 38 core privilege forms for AHPs in one convenient location, available for download Improve your existing forms and create new ones based on expert-developed content and best practices Ease the conversion from laundry lists to core privileging Benefit from expert analysis of competency criteria Alleviate your AHP privileging headaches with the most effective privileging system available. With this AHP core privileging resource from HCPro, you will be able to: Design an effective core privileging system Develop core privileging forms Overcome implementation hurdles Stay on top of new standards and regulations This book and downloadable forms set provides: New privileging forms for anesthesiology assistants, pathologist assistants, radiologist assistants, and registered nurse first assistants Additional insight into how to use the forms and optimize nonphysician practitioner privileging All forms from the previous edition have been reviewed and updated with necessary changes and recommendations Updates on additional accrediting body requirements for privileging, including The Joint Commission, DNV, and HFAP 29 ready-to-use, adaptable core privileging forms for nonphysician practitioners Steps to successfully convert to the core privileging process Information on how to tie practitioners’ privileges to competency Criteria for special procedures, or requests beyond the core Data on maintenance of privileges, proctoring, FPPE, and more A tried-and-true policy document for credentialing and privileging AHPs Core Privileges for AHPs: A Practical Approach to Developing and Implementing Criteria-Based Privileges is a book and CD-ROM set that goes a step beyond addressing common hurdles related to core. With this essential resource, you will have the forms and tools you need to implement core privileges for AHPs in your facility. Core Privileges for AHPs provides forms to help you credential and privilege the following: Anesthesiologist Assistant Psychologists Clinical nurse specialists Certified registered nurse anesthetists Certified nurse midwives Nurse practitioners Physician assistants Pathologist Assistant Psychologist Radiologist Assistant Registered Nurse First Assistant and more Topics covered include: The Basics of Credentialing and Privileging; Credentialing: The Prerequisite of Privileging; Privileging; Linking Competency to Core Privileging Through Focused Professional Practice Evaluation; Criteria-Based Core Privileging: A Better Way to Privilege Developing and Implementing Core Privileges; Getting to the Core: Creating Criteria-Based Core Privileges for Your Organization; Implementing Core Privileges; Overcoming Controversies and Challenges Core Privileges for Nonphysicians; Changes in Healthcare That Affect the Credentialing of Nonphysicians; Credentialing and Privileging AHPs in Compliance With Accreditation Standards; Establishing Terminology, Definitions, and Policies and Procedures for Privileged vs. Nonprivileged Practitioners Sample Core Privileging Forms Ensure that your facility uses the most streamlined and effective system available for AHP privileging. Nurse practitioner and physician assistant specialty forms are included for: Acute care Cardiovascular disease Cardiac surgery Critical Care Dermatology Emergency medicine Nephrology Pediatrics Surgical Neurology Orthopedic Surgery Primary Care Psychiatric/Mental Health Women’s Health Urology And more Clear the confusion around Joint Commission HR 1.20. This guide breaks down the standards to show you which AHPs need to be credentialed and privileged through the MSO, and it gives you the tools to do it. It provides the forms and tools you need to apply core privileging to these AHPs.   Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, is a senior consultant with The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro, Inc., in Danvers, MA. She brings more than 17 years of credentialing and privileging experience to her work with medical staff leaders and medical staff services professionals across the nation. Pelletier advises clients in the areas of accreditation, regulatory compliance, credentialing and privileging assessment and redesign, medical staff services department assessments, and leadership and development training for medical staff services professionals. With more than 17 years of experience, HCPro, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated information, education, training, and consulting products and services in the vital areas of healthcare regulation and compliance. The company's mission is to meet the specialized informational, advisory, and educational needs of the healthcare industry. As an acknowledged industry authority in healthcare regulation and compliance, HCPro focuses on providing its expertise in the areas of accreditation, medical staff affairs, credentialing, privileging, medical record management, regulatory compliance, nursing, quality/patient safety, infection control, and workplace safety. 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