Credentialing A to Z

Credentialing A to Z Mary Long, CPMSM Credentialing A to Z is an on-the-go reference packed with easy-to-digest information, Q&As, quizzes, notes, and downloadable forms that will help MSPs gain knowledge about their tasks and the value of their work, enhance team-building, and combat burnout and stress. Author Mary Long, CPMSM, brings in-depth insights, a light touch, and a sense of humor that fellow MSPs will appreciate. This valuable reference guide addresses, defines, and explains your toughest topics in alphabetical order, including: A: Applications--where all credentialing processes start, and possibly end. APPs--are advanced practice professionals processed through the medical staff services department or human resources? B: Bylaws, policies, and rules and regulations--do you know where your medical staff information is? C: Credentialing--the right information to verify, and the correct way to do it. G: Governance--an organized medical staff requires governance in order to function. But what does that have to do with credentialing? M: Meetings--medical staff management in "minutes." P: Peer evaluations, FPPE, and OPPE--who's a peer? Who's a good peer? Privileging--the whens and hows of core privileges, disaster privileges, emergency privileges, and temporary privileges of all stripes. R: Reappointment--building and sticking to a cycle. Red flags--spotting them, stopping them, and getting answers. V: Verification--the querying process, the organizations, and the information they provide. X, Y, and Z: Xenon, yag lasers, and zero data (mastering medical terminology--no, CABG isn't "cabbage") Credentialing A to Z provides new MSPs and credentialing coordinators on-the-job spot training that will build and test their knowledge in a fun way before they're put to the test with less-fun credentialing challenges (such as surveys). All quizzes, Q&As, and other forms are downloadable and customizable, allowing MSPs to tailor them to their programs. Who Will Benefit: Credentials coordinator/manager/specialist/professional Medical staff office director/manager Medical staff coordinator Provider enrollment specialist

About the Author :
Mary Long, CPMSM, is director of medical staff services at Memorial Health, Tennessee.