Most organizations require practitioners to provide a written statement explaining gaps in work history on a credentialing application. But what is the length of the gap that requires written documentation? Take our quiz, and see how your facility ranks against others.
For more information about verifying work history gaps, check out the May 2009 issue of Briefings on Credentialing.
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About the Author: Emily Berry is an associate editor at HCPro in the credentialing market. In addition to managing information on CRC she writes the Briefings on Credentialing newsletter and the Credentialing Resource Center Connection weekly email newsletter. A native of Ohio, she graduated from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland before moving east to attain her MS degree in journalism from Boston University.
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Mary Leahy | Apr 24, 2009 | Reply
Our policy is that if you have an unverifiable gap in clinical practice history for a consecutive period of 2 years or more, you are ineligible for appointment.
Teddy Shepard CPMSM | Apr 24, 2009 | Reply
We require the applicant give the dates and explanation of any gap in their entire history from medical school or other initial trainign program for their particular credential, of greater than two months.
If there is a much larger gap than that (our judgement), our standard operating procedure is to require the applicant give us the name of an individual to verify their claim. This is considered at time of applicant review and recommendations by Medical Staff.