Use of board certification and recertification of pediatricians in health plan credentialing policies.

Gary L. Freed; Dianne Singer; Indu Lakhani; John R C Wheeler; James A. Stockman; Research Advisory Committee of the American Board of Pediatrics

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Use of board certification and recertification of pediatricians in health plan credentialing policies.

February 3, 2011

Freed GL, Singer D, Lakhani I, et al. JAMA. 2006;295(8):913-8.

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The authors surveyed health plans and found that 41% require board certification for general pediatricians at any time during their association with the plan. This is a companion study to the authors' work on hospital privileges.

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