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OSE_1311_part1_Layout 1 11/6/13 8:57 AM Page 39 BUSINESS ADVISOR Gordon C. Merrick, MBA Conquer Physician Credentialing Stay on top of the great paper chase with these strategies. A physician you've been courting for months suddenly wants to bring a juicy lineup of cases the day after tomorrow. One not-so-small problem: You haven't a single document from this star physician. And your credentialing person is on vacation. What's a facility manager to do? Create a checklist of required documentation. Your checklist should include everything that your medical staff bylaws or credentialing policies say you'll include in each credentialing file. If your policy says you'll get 4 peer reference letters, make sure you have 4. If it says you require hospital privileges at a hospital within X miles, know which hospitals are within that distance and have that documentation for each physician. 1 Use the checklist. Don't have it sitting in the file half-completed. When you get documentation (say, a DEA certificate), don't just check off that item and put the document in the file. Be sure your copy is current and legible. Check your application to see if the applicant 2 N O V E M B E R 2013 | O U T PAT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E TAKE CHARGE Incomplete physician credentialing files are one of the most common deficiencies during on-site inspections. 3 9

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