Recredentialing – Purging

We talked about recredentialing not so long ago and why it is important, now lets talk about some of things you will want to keep.  No doubt you have a folder somewhere for each of your physicians and in those folders some pretty useful information and some pretty un-useful things.  This is a great time to do some house cleaning. 

You are always going to want to keep ahold of the original application even if they fill out a new one.  It’s a good way to make sure that everything matches the info he or she origianlly gave you (i.e. Social Security Number, birth date, license numbers…etc…).  Also hold onto all reference letters.   You will also want to hold onto all copies of diplomas and training certificates.  Life certiciations (ATLS, ACLS, etc, ) expire usually every 2 to 4 years so make sure they have given the newest certification.  CME expires every 2 years too, so if it’s older, it’s worthless and you can toss it.   Don’t hold onto fax cover sheets and confirmations, they just take up space.  Use common sense, if it doesn’t need to be there, get rid of it. 

Enjoy the purging process and Happy Re-credentialing!

Michelle