Navigating the Complexity of Healthcare Credentialing and Privileging Legal Nurse Podcast

In this episode of the Legal Nurse Podcast, Dr. Kella shared the vital role of credentialing in the medical field, focusing on its purpose and significance. The podcast delved into methods for identifying practitioners with questionable histories and clarified the differences between credentialing and privileging, as well as the process of remediation for addressing performance issues. It also discussed considerations of liability sharing between hospitals and independent medical contractors. Overall, the episode offered insights into ensuring quality healthcare delivery and patient safety through effective credentialing practices.



Dr. Vipul Kella is an Emergency Medicine based in the DC Area. He has a diverse career including roles in hospital administration, medical devices, venture capital and of course as an expert witness. He is frequently retained on matters involving emergency medicine, hospital administration, nursing home and criminal/forensic cases.