A Beginners Guide to Privileging
ACCREDITATION ORGANIZATION :
Accreditation Commission for Health Care ( ACHC )
HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION :
• Hospitals
• Surgery Centers
• Behavioral / Mental Health Centers
PRIVILEGE STANDARDS :
• These standards are taken directly from the CMS Conditions of Participation ( CoP ).
• Governing Body must ensure the criteria for selection are individual character , competence , training , experience , and judgment .
• Ensure professional privileges are not solely dependent on certification , fellowship , or membership in a specialty body .
• Medical staff must adopt and enforce bylaws to carry out their responsibilities .
• These bylaws must include criteria for the privileges to be granted in addition to a procedure for applying the criteria .
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