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Author: mjoneill
Date: Oct 29, 2010 5:02 pm
I am in the process of setting up an in patient consultative PC service. My medical staff coordinator asked my to provide them with credentials for the MD and NP components. Any guidance on where to start?

Mike
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+ Re:Privileges/credentials (by barton_bobb on 11/05/2010)
Mike,
I'm not entirely sure exactly what you are asking, but I think you are asking what training/credentials providers should have ideally had to be able to work on the team.

If that is the question, MDs would ideally already be board certified as palliative care physicians and NPs have their ACHPN (Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse) certification.

That being said, they are certainly not pre-requisites to starting work in a palliative care program (I obtained my ACHPN licensure within a year of having started and some of our attending MDs have not yet obtained their palliative care board certification yet).

If you are asking about hospital privileges as well, I don't know what is involved.

Hope this helps.
NEW: Palliative Medicine Credentialing Form Posted (by PCaines on 11/09/2010)
Please see this example of a palliative medicine credentialing form recently posted to the Tools Section of CAPC's website for your use as a resource. This form was developed by Dr. Gordon-Kolb for use at Fairview Health Services.

You may copy and paste this URL into your web browser to download the form:

http://www.capc.org/tools-for-palliative-care-programs/admin-tools/other/fairview-credentialing-form.doc

Thank you,
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