title: Reviewing credentials and granting privileges.
abstract: The process of reviewing credentials and granting privileges is generally well known to a medical staff member elected as department chair or appointed to the credentials committee, but the underlying principles on which it is based may have been lost to all but the most reflective observer. A brief historical survey and a review of the precepts are presented to broaden understanding of this important process.
authors.affiliation: RHD Memorial Medical Center, Dallas, Tex., USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D003406:Credentialing; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008504:Medical Staff Privileges / Q000592:standards*; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D014481:United States