Your guide to primary source verification
The 2008 Credentials Verification Desk Reference is a single-volume directory designed to streamline the primary source verification process. It gives credentialing professionals the most current direct contact information and verification procedures they need to cover physicians (MDs and DOs), podiatrists, dentists, and physician assistants. It also contains information about credentialing and privileging challenges; a crosswalk of standards and regulations from the Joint Commission, CMS, AOA-HFAP, and NCQA; managed care credentialing issues; and need-to-know credentialing and privileging resources.
Don’t get stuck going through switchboards and explaining what you need
Instead, go straight to the credentialing office with The 2008 Credentials Verification Desk Reference. This directory provides the direct contact information for the primary sources you need:
- Medical, podiatry, dentistry, and PA schools and programs
- Licensing agencies and boards
- Specialty associations
- Medical societies and academies
Listings include up-to-date phone and fax numbers, live e-mail addresses, and URLs that will get you directly to the verifications request offices.
Get all your questions answered in one stop
You may go to an organization’s Web site as a verification resource, thinking you will save time. But you may still have to call to get specific information, such as:
- Do they charge for verifications requests? If so, what are the costs?
- Are MD-signed releases required in order to release information?
- What methods are acceptable for verification requests
Why waste that time? The 2008 Credentials Verification Desk Reference already incorporates all of those details, so you can eliminate those extra steps!
Order now, and you’ll save time and stay up-to-date
With all the information packed into this convenient, single-volume book, you’ll be able to:
- Easily search verification sources, including the following up-to-date information:
- e-mail addresses
- URLs
- mailing addresses
- fees
- verification request submission requirements
- Stay current on the latest Joint Commission and NCQA standards that affect credentialing, privileging, and verification
- Quickly locate the standards, regulations, and Web resources you need
- Eliminate wasted time going through switchboards at medical schools or specialty boards to get the right office
No need to continue randomly searching the Web or flipping through incomplete directories. Expedite your process with this comprehensive printed guide to primary source verification. Just grab it off the shelf, turn to the appropriate section, and get the information you need. It’s that easy!
To streamline your primary source verification process, order today!
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