Credentialing, privileging and competency evaluation is a “team sport.” The days when one person could support and manage all components of credentialing, privileging and competency evaluation are long over. Many organizations still struggle with these issues because they have not defined accountability for support of all components of their credentialing, privileging and competency evaluation programs.
No matter how much training physician leaders, board members and managers receive, they must rely on effective support personnel for the critical functions of credentialing, privileging and competency evaluation.
The smooth collaboration of all these players is necessary to implement an effective strategy for design and implementation of credentialing, privileging and competency evaluation. Each team member represents a critical department/stakeholder. Each team member must understand the role of his or her department/group and work with other team members to make the credentialing, privileging and competency evaluation programs successful.