Why is Health Care Credentialing Important?
Why is Health Care Credentialing Important?
Health care credentialing helps health care facilities, health care professionals, health care industry representatives, and business associates maintain awareness of health care regulations and accreditation standards. Health care credentialing ensures that workers in the health care arena are able to:
- Manage disruptive care and clinical competency issues
- Access information for evaluating core competencies
- Stay current with relevant regulations, statutes, and standards that govern health care in the U. S.
- Know and understand disaster management
- Keep pace with relevant state and federal requirements
- Adhere to HIPAA Guidelines for Safety and Privacy of Protected Patient Information
- Adhere to Association of perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) OR protocols
- Be aware of hazards in the operating room
- Know what to do if a hazardous event occurs
- Understand how knowledge of health care standards and mandates protects the safety of patients, health care employees, and health care industry representatives
