2010 Credentials Verification Desk Reference

Quickly access verification fees, preferred request methods, and accurate contact information.

The 2010 Credentials Verification Desk Reference provides the most current direct contact information and verification procedures you need to verify the education, licensure, and specialty board affiliations of physicians (MDs and DOs), podiatrists, dentists, physician assistants, and more. It will help you:

• Save time spent going through switchboards trying to reach the right contact person
• Eliminate Web searches and flipping through incomplete and outdated directories
• Expedite and streamline primary source verification
• Stay up to date on the latest Joint Commission, NCQA, CMS, AOA HFAP, DNV, and AAAHC standards that affect credentialing, privileging, and verification
• Quickly and easily search verification sources, standards, regulations, and Web resources

This resource includes:

• Direct contact information for the primary sources you need:
  • Medical, dental, podiatry, and PA schools
  • Licensing agencies and boards
  • Specialty associations
  • Societies and academies
• A crosswalk of standards and regulations:
  • The Joint Commission
  • CMS
  • AOA HFAP
  • NCQA
  • DNV
  • AAAHC
    
• Quick-reference information:
  • Solutions to credentialing and privileging challenges
  • Issues relevant to managed care, ambulatory, and long-term care organizations
    
• Listings of must-know credentialing and privileging resources:
  • Data banks
  • Masterfiles
  • The OIG
  • And more
    
• Specific information on verification request procedures:
  • Applicable charges and payment methods
  • Release forms and signatures required for release of information
  • Acceptable methods for verification requests (fax, e-mail, mail, online, etc.)

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