Emergency Procedures & Critical Care Flashcards
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An ICU wants a new intensivist to start before the next credentials committee meeting; the application is complete with no red flags. Under Joint Commission standards, what is the maximum duration of temporary privileges?
Answer: 120 days
Joint Commission limits temporary privileges to no more than 120 days.
For which two situations does The Joint Commission permit temporary privileges?
Answer: To fulfill an important patient care, treatment, or service need, or for a new applicant with a complete, clean application awaiting approval
Temporary privileges are allowed for important patient care needs or for clean, complete applications pending committee and board approval.
A tele-ICU physician provides remote critical care services. Under CMS rules, the originating hospital may rely on which credentialing approach?
Answer: Credentialing by proxy, relying on the distant-site hospital's credentialing and privileging decisions per a written agreement
CMS Conditions of Participation allow credentialing by proxy for telemedicine under a written agreement with the distant site.
Which board certification best supports critical care medicine privileges for an internist?
Answer: ABIM subspecialty certification in Critical Care Medicine
ABIM offers subspecialty certification in Critical Care Medicine for internists.
When a physician is newly granted ventilator management privileges in the ICU, what evaluation process is required by The Joint Commission?
Answer: Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE)
FPPE is required for all newly requested privileges to confirm competence.
Which ongoing process monitors the performance of ED and ICU practitioners throughout their appointment period?
Answer: OPPE (Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation)
OPPE continuously evaluates practitioner performance between reappointments.
Which pediatric certification is most commonly required for emergency physicians treating critically ill children?
Answer: PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
PALS covers advanced resuscitation for infants and children.
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