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Processes for the credentialing and privileging of health professionals are of increasing importance and value to the U.S. health care system and to society. As efforts continue to provide and reward more efficient, affordable, and higher quality health care (the "triple aim" described by Berwick et al.1), the ability to ensure the capabilities and competence of the health professionals, including pharmacists, who practice within an increasingly complex and sophisticated system has become both more relevant and essential. Currently, all U.S.-educated pharmacists attain a fundamental set of credentials to qualify to enter practice-an accredited professional pharmacy degree and a license awarded upon successful completion of a national postgraduation examination administered by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy on behalf of state boards of pharmacy. This process provides an established framework to assure stakeholders of the ability of pharmacists to provide care and services that reflect sound, entry-level practice. However, evolving patient care and health system needs and demands have heightened the requisite skills needed by pharmacists to deliver more complex services. Ongoing professional development and competency assessment are integral parts of health professionals' expectations to maintain a contemporary practice. This resource guide on the credentialing and privileging of pharmacists has been developed to supplement the Council on Credentialing in Pharmacy (CCP)a Guiding Principles for Post-licensure Credentialing of Pharmacists2 and to assist those who are introducing or enhancing a credentialing and privileging system for pharmacists within their health care settings. CCP does not provide the guide for use as a standard of practice nor intends to represent the content as best or expected practices.
卫生专业人员的资格认证和特权授予流程对美国医疗保健系统和社会而言，其重要性和价值日益增加。随着人们不断努力提供并奖励更高效、更实惠且质量更高的医疗保健服务（由贝里克等人所描述的“三重目标”），在日益复杂和精密的系统中执业的卫生专业人员，包括药剂师，其能力和资质的保障能力变得愈发重要且必不可少。目前，所有在美国接受教育的药剂师都要获得一套基本的资质证书才能具备从业资格——一个经认证的专业药学学位，以及在通过由全国药学委员会协会代表各州药学委员会组织的全国毕业后考试后获得的执照。这一过程提供了一个既定框架，以向利益相关者保证药剂师有能力提供反映扎实的入门级实践的护理和服务。然而，不断演变的患者护理和卫生系统需求提高了药剂师提供更复杂服务所需的必备技能要求。持续的专业发展和能力评估是卫生专业人员维持现代实践的期望中的重要组成部分。这本关于药剂师资格认证和特权授予的资源指南旨在补充药学资格认证委员会（CCP）的《药剂师执照后资格认证指导原则》，并协助那些在其医疗保健机构中引入或加强药剂师资格认证和特权授予系统的人员。CCP并未将该指南作为实践标准使用，也无意将其中内容视为最佳或预期做法。
