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Credentialing and Privileging

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Credentialing and privileging are often the last and most difficult processes in an US program that require significant understanding, review, implementation, and strategy to legitimize ultrasound in clinical practice. Definition of the key processes with commentary and suggested steps in regard to credentialing and privileging.

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Robert Jones DO, FACEP

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

    Vivek S. Tayal

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Francis Hospital, Columbus Georgia, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina, USA

    Michael Blaivas

  3. Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

    Troy R Foster

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Jones, R. (2018). Credentialing and Privileging. In: Tayal, V., Blaivas, M., Foster, T. (eds) Ultrasound Program Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63143-1_20

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