Members can pose questions to the ACFAS Credentialing and Privileging Advisory Team (CPAT). CPAT is comprised of several trained and experienced peer mentors. If you are encountering difficulty in credentialing or privileging, please send a detailed email outlining your particular situation to credentialing@acfas.org, and one or more members of the team will contact you.
The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons stands unequivocally in support of the concept that any credentialing process for privileges in the specialty of foot and ankle surgery should be uniformly applied to all surgeons regardless of medical degree.
The Privileging Toolkit was developed by the ACFAS Health Policy Committee and individual members who have overcome barriers in their own practice settings. The purpose of these documents is to aid ACFAS members who are faced with a problem in obtaining or modifying practice privileges.
- Credentialing of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and Guidelines for Surgical Delineation of Privileges
- The Education, Training and Certification of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
- Privileging Guidelines -- Total Ankle Replacement Surgery
- Principles for Hospital Privileging and Due Process Rights
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Guidance on Hospital Medical Staff Privileging
History and Physicals - Understanding the Requirements - The Joint Commission
Joint Commission Letter to ACFAS Members on DPM Performance History and Physicals
Social Security Act Definition of "Physician"