| We all know that there are a lot of extra costs | | | | Secondly, it saves on time and expense of |
| that go into healthcare besides just what we pay | | | | investigations. There is a lot of money lost by |
| for insurance. Medical malpractice is a huge issue, | | | | taking the time of healthcare professionals to |
| whether there was malpractice or not. So what | | | | track down what happened and why. If there are |
| are hospitals doing these days to help with all of | | | | less incidents, there is less cost. |
| these extra costs in healthcare? | | | | There are other reasons as well, but these are |
| One big step that a lot of hospitals have taken is | | | | some of the main reasons why credentialing is a |
| medical staff credentialing. If you've never heard | | | | good idea. If any hospitals are not currently using |
| of credentialing, here's the basic idea: before a | | | | this type of system, they really should. |
| doctor or physician can perform a procedure in a | | | | The other great thing for hospitals is that there |
| hospital they have to have the credentials to do | | | | are companies that have developed software |
| so. So basically it's a way that the hospital can | | | | that will help them to track the credentials that a |
| make sure the doctor is really qualified to do | | | | doctor has. This way they don't have to run to |
| what they are trying to do. | | | | the filing cabinet and waste time, they can pull the |
| So how does this help the healthcare system? | | | | file up immediately and know whether a doctor is |
| Well, there are a couple of ways this helps: | | | | qualified or not. |
| First, it cuts down on patient injury by real | | | | While medical staff credentialing is not the one |
| malpractice. Credentialing keeps unqualified doctors | | | | thing that will fix the extra costs in our healthcare |
| from doing a procedure they shouldn't be doing. If | | | | system, it can definitely help. With costs going up |
| you don't have the credentials, you don't do the | | | | every year, anything hospitals can do to reduce |
| procedure. | | | | the cost of malpractice is a good thing. |