Indian Health Service: Opportunities Exist to Improve Clinician Screening Adherence and Oversight
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Examines the Indian Health Service's (IHS) oversight of the credentialing and privileging process that reviews and verifies the professional qualifications of IHS physicians. Describes administrative tasks performed by IHS clinicians at federally operated facilities and the amount of time spent on these tasks. Offers recommendations to IHS, including the development of a single, authoritative source outlining procedures to meet credentialing
and privileging requirements.
Date
04/2024
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Document
Organization
Government Accountability Office
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American Indian or Alaska Native · Health occupations · Healthcare business and finance · Healthcare facilities · Licensure and certification of health professionals · Statistics and data