The Credentialing Process

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The role of a physician can include a supervisory role such as a medical director who will oversee the medical team as well as enforce the medical laws to make sure the team and the organization are compliant. A physician also accepts the role of directing nurses and may be responsible for their wrong-doing. Nurses sometimes have overlapping roles such as a nurse manager who will supervise the nursing staff. Regardless of the positions both physicians and nurses are subjected to scrutiny under the credentialing process to ensure they are competent to provide patient care. Doctors and nurses understand that if unethical behavior is evident during the credentialing process, it will impact the patient’s safety which can lead to patient discontent with the level of care and his or her ability to have hospital privileges. …show more content…
Having firsthand knowledge of professional impropriety will allow them to rectify the matter and prevent it from reoccurring. Addressing inappropriate behavior will reduce the number of delinquency that will appear during the credentialing process which prevents them from being a part of a medical team. This process is in place for healthcare professionals to comprehend the importance of always conducting themselves in an ethical