Taking the Fear and Confusion Out of Core Privileges: What Do The Joint Commission and CMS Really Require?

Published July 2010

Confused about what The Joint Commission (TJC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) really require for privileging? This white paper, authored by Rick Sheff, MD, CMSL, Chair and Executive Director for The Greeley Company, clears away the confusion and discusses a way to privilege practitioners that is grounded in common sense and built on best practices.

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