Qualified or Just Breathing: Current Competency and Other Privileging Challenges Created by the Demand for Healthcare Providers

Session Description: The “Great Resignation” is still impacting the clinician workforce — leaving behind gaping holes in the hospital’s provider team. This shortage combined with patient or community demand may lead to more instances where a MSP is asked/required/pressured to “make a way” for candidates who do not meet credentialing and/or privileging requirements. In this session, we will discuss how to navigate the privileging and credentialing processes objectively and consistently for practitioners who are ‘the exception to the rule’, while at the same time making sure that patients are able to receive the care that they need in a timely manner. This session will identify solutions to the unique challenges presented by practitioners who have a gap in practice, either for the entirety of their specialty area or related to the performance of specific procedures. The session will also provide guidance on how to treat the unusual in an unusual manner through utilization of well-designed policies including reentry, considerations regarding waiving or modifying privileging criteria, and a review of approaches to facilitate gaps in practice through focused practice evaluations or other resources.