Credentialing & Privileging
Membership on the Clinical Staff may be extended only to practitioners who maintain faculty appointments in the School of Medicine (with the exception of Honorary Members who shall be former faculty in the School of Medicine) and meet further requirements for Clinical Staff membership set out in the Bylaws of the Clinical Staff.
Physicians and Allied Health Professionals who provide services at University of Virginia Health System facilities must be credentialed. The UVA Clinical Staff Office processes applications and obtains primary source verification on behalf of the facilities.
All decisions relating to clinical staff appointments and re-appointments, granting of clinical privileges, and modification of medical staff status and/or clinical privileges are the responsibility of the Credentials Committee on behalf of the Clinical Staff Executive Committee and approved by the Medical Center Operating Board.
Definition
Credentialing is the process by which a private association, organization, or governmental agency, after initial and periodic evaluations, grants recognition to an individual or organization that has met certain established criteria.
The review process includes a series of activities designed to collect relevant data that serves as the basis for decisions regarding appointments and re-appointments to the clinical staff, as well as delineation of clinical privileges outlined in:
Clinical Staff Membership Credentialing Documents
- Clinical Staff Membership Application
- Electronic Access Agreement
- Physician Acknowledgement Statement
- Piedmont Liability Trust Form
- Release of Information
- Code of Conduct Policy 0291
- Health Screening Policy 0281
- UVA WorkMed Health Screening Info Sheet
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UVA WorkMed Release of Info & Medical Questionnaire
Allied Health Professionals Credentialing Documents
