A New Look at Clinical Privileges for Procedures

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Editorials1 October 1987A New Look at Clinical Privileges for ProceduresEUGENE A. HILDRETH, M.D.EUGENE A. HILDRETH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-107-4-585 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn preparing guidelines for clinical competence in specific medical procedures, the American College of Physicians (ACP) intends to suggest minimum criteria necessary for competent performance of the procedures. It is hoped the guidelines will be useful in education and evaluation, but especially during the course of privilege delineation decisions.In addressing the questions of why the ACP has begun such action, a number of influencing factors should be recognized. Members of the ACP have asked the College to address the issues of credentialing procedures in order to assist them in their individual institutions. Credentialing is critical to the practice of... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: The Reading Hospital and Medical Center Reading, Pennsylvania PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByAssessment of a Bronchoscopy SimulatorTraining Internists in Procedural SkillsRobert S. Wigton, MDThe procedural and interpretive skills that third-year medicine clerks should masterThe gastroenterologist: physician or technician?Procedural Skills of Practicing Gastroenterologists A National Survey of 700 Members of the American College of PhysiciansRobert S. Wigton, MD, Linda L. Blank, BA, Howard Monsour, MD, Jo A. Nicolas, BAProcedural Skills of Practicing Nephrologists A National Survey of 700 Members of the American College of PhysiciansThomas G. Tape, MD, Robert S. Wigton, MD, Linda L. Blank, BA, Jo A. Nicolas, BAProcedural Skills of the General Internist A Survey of 2500 PhysiciansRobert S. Wigton, MD, Jo A. Nicolas, BA, Linda L. Blank, BAProcedural Skills Training in Internal Medicine Residencies A Survey of Program DirectorsRobert S. Wigton, MD, Linda L. Blank, BA, Jo A. Nicolas, BA, Thomas G. Tape, MDRemarks from the organizational representatives Medical quality assessment and the american college of physiciansEvaluating internists’ clinical competence 1 October 1987Volume 107, Issue 4Page: 585-587 Issue Published: 1 October 1987 PDF DownloadLoading ...