The Credentials Committee Manual Mark A. Smith, MD, MBA, FACS Get the tools and forms you need to operate an effective credentials committee In The Credentials Committee Manual, former credentials committee member/chair Mark A. Smith, MD, MBA, FACS, provides practical advice on committee structure and duties (both current and future, including data analysis and legal considerations), tables and forms for managing meetings, as well as tools MSPs can use for effective committee operations. All forms are downloadable and customizable. This book provides readers with: What CMS' guidance for unified, integrated medical staff might mean for credentials committees What new and prospective committee members (including APPs) need to know Information on technology's role in streamlining meetings Ways to address the challenges of credentialing telemedicine providers Simulation training techniques Ways to avoid potential legal issues (including negligent credentialing) New credentials committee structures Readers will also learn best practices for compiling and using data in reappointment decisions, navigating credentialing considerations for nonphysician practitioners, and preventing turf battles. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction/the credentials committee's place in the organization Chapter 2: New members, new roles and responsibilities (including MSPs' roles) Chapter 3: How an effective credentials committee functions Chapter 4: Stipends/compensation Chapter 5: Credentials committee-specific meeting management Chapter 6: Privacy and information security Chapter 7: Technology for new procedures, telemedicine, and simulation training Chapter 8: Virtual meetings/paperless techniques/automation Chapter 9: Legal considerations (case studies) Chapter 10: New challenges, including consolidation of credentials committees and credentialing telemedicine/telepsychology practitioners Chapter 11: Sample bylaws language Chapter 12: Tools and forms/additional resources.