Q: We are a Joint commission-accredited organization and wish to contract with a Joint Commission accredited Teleradiology Company. What do we need to do about credentialing and privileging Radiologists from that company?
A. There are two ways to make sure that the individuals providing contract arrangement with a Joint Commission accredited organization providing for contracted services have the proper credentials and privileges:
- Obtain a copy of the privileges granted to the licensed independent practitioner by the contracted entity to verify that these individuals are qualified to provide the contracted services. This is the preferred approach.
- Specify in the contract that all services provided by individuals who are licensed independent practitioners (in this case, the Radiologists) will be within the scope of the privileges.