Credentialing Characteristics of Sedation Programs
Credentialing Characteristics | n (%) |
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Initial credentialing (n = 41) | |
Do your physicians receive special credentialing to provide sedation service? | |
No | 8 (19.5) |
Yes | 33 (80.5) |
Initial credentialing is granted through (n = 33) (multiple choices may be selected) | |
Credentialing granted through a primary specialty | 26 (78.7) |
Credentialing granted through sedation as a separate specialty section | 13 (39.4) |
Pediatric specialties that can be credentialed: (n = 33) | |
PCCM | 33 (100) |
PEM | 26 (78.8) |
Pediatric anesthesia | 27 (81.8) |
Pediatric hospitalist | 4 (12.1) |
Initial credentialing requirement for sedation providers includes (n = 41) (multiple choices may be selected) | |
Documentation having performed a certain number of pediatric procedural sedates or documented proctoring of a certain number of deep sedation cases | 20 (48.8) |
Evidence of procedural sedation/analgesia training during fellowship | 24 (58.5) |
Successful completion of pediatric procedural sedation orientation packet | 21 (51.2) |
Current PALS certification | 30 (73.2) |
ACLS Certification | 1 (2.4) |
Recredentialing (n = 41) | |
Recredentialed through primary subspecialty | 34 (82.9) |
Recredentialed through other mechanisms | 3 (7.3) |
No requirement for recredentialing | 4 (9.8) |
Recredentialing of sedation providers requires: (n = 41) | |
Maintenance of proficiency in safe administration of procedural sedation by performing a minimum number of sedations/y | 26 (63.4) |
Maintenance of airway skills in the operating room | 10 (24.4) |
Attendance at a pediatric sedation simulation course | 1 (2.4) |
Current certification in PALS | 27 (65.9) |
Other | 6 (14.6) |
None | 4 (9.8) |