CPCS Locum Tenens and Temporary/Disaster Privileging Flashcards
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Which of the following is a best practice for managing the credentialing files of locum tenens practitioners who return frequently to the same hospital?
Answer: Maintain a standing file that is updated and re-verified at each return engagement
Best practice is to maintain a standing credentialing file for repeat locum tenens practitioners, updating and re-verifying credentials at each return engagement per the hospital's policy.
During a mass casualty event, an out-of-state physician volunteer arrives with no documentation. Under CMS emergency conditions, the hospital may grant privileges based on:
Answer: Identification and professional license verified through any available means, documented in the record
CMS allows the hospital to grant emergency privileges using any available verification method and to document the process, including using electronic license lookups or state board websites.
Which of the following items should be included in a locum tenens credentialing checklist specific to malpractice coverage?
Answer: Verification that the practitioner has coverage at the required minimum limits and that it applies to the specific hospital site
The credentialing checklist must confirm that malpractice insurance meets the hospital's minimum coverage requirements and specifically names or covers the practice site.
A locum tenens provider's temporary privileges expire while the full credentialing application is still under review. What is the appropriate action?
Answer: Extend temporary privileges only if the delay is due to circumstances beyond the applicant's control, per bylaws
Medical staff bylaws should address extensions of temporary privileges; extensions are appropriate when delays are outside the applicant's control and proper oversight is in place.
What is the purpose of a 'proctoring' or 'supervision' requirement attached to locum tenens privileges?
Answer: To provide oversight and evaluate competency when the practitioner's performance history at that hospital is unknown
Proctoring during temporary or initial privileges allows the hospital to evaluate the practitioner's clinical competency in its specific setting before granting full unsupervised privileges.
After a disaster, a hospital must complete post-event credentialing follow-up for all practitioners who were granted emergency privileges. What should this process include?
Answer: Completing primary source verification and formal privileging if the practitioner will continue to practice
After a disaster, the hospital must complete full primary source verification and formal privileging for any practitioner who will continue to provide services beyond the emergency period.