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Economic credentialing

R W Schafermeyer1

  • 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA.

Annals of Emergency Medicine
|December 17, 1997
PubMed
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Hospital credentialing now includes financial criteria, impacting physicians. It

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Administration
  • Medical Staffing
  • Physician Evaluation

Background:

  • In the 1990s, hospitals began incorporating financial criteria into physician evaluations for appointment and reappointment.
  • This shift aimed to assess physicians based on economic factors alongside clinical performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the implications of financial criteria in physician credentialing.
  • To ensure that economic evaluations align with the provision of quality medical care.

Main Methods:

  • Review of hospital credentialing policies and practices.
  • Analysis of the integration of financial metrics in physician appointment and privilege delineation.

Main Results:

  • Financial criteria have become a standard component of physician evaluations in hospitals.

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  • The study highlights the need to critically assess whether these financial criteria accurately reflect quality of care.

    • Conclusions:

    • While emergency physicians support cost-effective care, credentialing decisions must prioritize quality medical care.
    • Economic criteria used in physician evaluation should demonstrably correlate with high-quality patient outcomes.