What percentage of the applications your office receives advance to a credentials committee review? Take our poll and see how your statistics compare to your peers.
In the comment boxes below, let us know some of the common reasons why those applications don’t move on to the next step.
Filed Under: credentialing
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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Jean M. Kerns | Jul 23, 2009 | Reply
Only completed application advance for Credentials Committee review-failure to complete the application process.
Kathleen Tafel | Jul 24, 2009 | Reply
Clarification of the question is required.
Is the question related to; slow responses from primary sources, a problem with the committee or medical staff leadership, or due to the investigator not working within the timeline?
Emily Berry | Jul 30, 2009 | Reply
Hi Kathleen,
The original question for this poll came from a reader who wanted to know about the average number of physicians who do not make it to credentials committee. In this case, the reason for not making it to the committee didn’t matter – it could be because the practitioner decided to withdraw the application, because the information in the application didn’t meet the criteria to advance to the next stage, etc.
Sorry to be so vague in my wording. I tried to leave the question open ended, but I guess I left it a little too open this time.
Emily Berry, associate editor
JG | Aug 7, 2009 | Reply
I would say that 90% of the applications released make it all the way to credentials. the ones that dont usually are never returned by the physicians, I suppose they change their minds prior to submission, [and prior to paying the applicaiton fee!!] one or two a year are withdrawn after submission, those are almost always radiologists, emergency medicine physicians and house physicians [who are basically moonlighters and find something better.]