| Subject: | Credentialing Requirements for Practitioner Consultants |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Wed, 24 Mar 2010 - 01:00 pm |
| The StayAlert Administrator has been asked to review requirements and best practices for credentialing practitioner consultants. For purposes of this notice, The Joint Commission's (TJC) definition of consultant will be used. TJC defines "consultants" as practitioners who "consult" the attending physician; consultants do not provide any direct patient care, write any patient orders or provide interpretation of diagnostic tests. The key point to... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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