At a glance
In Action 3, break down barriers for seeking help, such as updating credentialing application questions and identifying confidential ways for healthcare workers to seek mental health support.
About the Action
Purpose
Review and update your hospital credentialing application questions and identify confidential ways for healthcare workers to seek support.
Key concept
Data show that intrusive and stigmatizing questions on hospital credentialing applications prevent many healthcare workers from seeking help.12 Auditing and updating hospital credentialing questions removes barriers to care and sends a clear message to healthcare workers that your hospital supports their mental health.
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Action 3 resources
Download the resources below to review your hospital’s forms and learn about three approaches to update questions to remove stigmatizing language:
Checklist to audit credentialing applications
Guide to update and remove intrusive and stigmatizing questions
Customizable materials
Explore customizable graphics and promotional materials to communicate about professional wellbeing efforts with staff.
- Download and open the PDF. You will see a highlighted field of editable text. Each poster has a portion of bracketed text for you to type in your custom message. For example: [INSERT HOSPITAL-SPECIFIC URL].
- You can also customize the poster with your hospital’s logo. We recommend using a white logo with a transparent background. The preferred file type is a .png file. To insert the logo, click on the “LOGO IPSUM” graphic — from here, a window will open prompting you to select your logo file.
- After inserting the logo, be sure to save your customized poster.
- American Medical Association [2023]. Debunking regulatory myths. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association.
- American Hospital Association [2022]. Suicide prevention. Washington, DC: American Hospital Association.
- How to customize your poster: 1) Download and open the PDF. You will see a highlighted field of editable text. Each poster has a portion of bracketed text for you to type in your custom message. For example: [INSERT HOSPITAL-SPECIFIC URL]. 2) You can also customize the poster with your hospital’s logo. We recommend using a white logo with a transparent background. The preferred file type is a .png file. To insert the logo, click on the “LOGO IPSUM” graphic — from here, a window will open prompting you to select your logo file. 3) After inserting the logo, be sure to save your customized poster.