Chp 8 Medical Staff

Question 1

Medical staff is formally organized with officers, committees, and bylaws

Answer 1

*executive committee, bylaws committee, blood and transfusion committee, credentials committee, infection control committee, medical records committee, pharmacy and therapeutics committee, tissue committee, utilization review committee

Question 2

credentialing and privileging process

Answer 2

is to evaluate the competency of the applicant to determine whether he or she is qualified for appointment to the medical staff
–appointment process- application, medical staff bylaws, physical and mental status review, consent for release of information, certificate of insurance, state licensure, national practitioner data bank, reference, applicant review process, delineation of clinical privileges, governing body responsibility, appeal process, reappointment