Credentialing and privileging allows for pharmacists to practice at the top of their license. There will be an increasing need to verify pharmacists’ ability to provide certain services with provider status, especially with respect to payer networks. Pharmacists practicing in hospitals and clinics where credentialing and privileging occur may have the foundation in place to demonstrate their competence as a provider within a payer network.
Resources below provide information on how to design and utilize credentialing and privileging processes to foster ongoing competence in specialized areas.
Why is Credentialing and Privileging Important
Board of Pharmacy Specialties Credentialing [PPT]
CCP: Credentialing in Pharmacy: A Resource Paper
AJHP: Credentialing and Privileging for Pharmacists
AJHP : Internal Approach to Competency-Based Credentialing for Hospital Clinical Pharmacists
AJHP : Privileging Expands Pharmacists’ Role
E: Learning: The Future is Now: State of Practice for Credentialing and Privileging Pharmacists
Georgia Uniform Allied Healthcare Professional Credentialing Application Form, [DOC]
Illinois Health Care Professional Credentialing and Business Data Gathering Form, [DOC]
VA Credentialing and Privileging
VA Credentialing of Health Care Professionals
AJHP: Elevating pharmacists’ scope of practice through a health-system clinical privileging process