An introductory course is offered by the leading organization in the field of training medical credentialists, National Association of Medical Staff Services (NAMSS). This is an interactive online course. It is a precursor to the Credentialing 101 professional development book and is for medical staff new to the field of credentialing.
Credentialing 101 is a professional development book published by the NAMSS, which provides the reader with the basics as well as more detailed information for the professional credentialing field.
Contact:
NAMSS
2025 M Street,
NW Washington, DC 20036
phone: 202-367-1196
fax: 202-367-2196
email: [email protected]
It is recommended that those interested in working as medical credentialists achieve certification. Certification is through NAMSS. A Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist (CPCS) certificate is awarded after passing a four hour test consisting of 200 multiple-choice questions. Members of NAMSS receive a discounted rate for the certicate test and courses.
The NAMSS offers a preparatory course for the certification exam. The two-day weekend course can be taken in-person at several locations in the United States during the year, or can be taken online. The in-person course obviously has some advantages in the nature of the interactive teaching methods and personal instructors. The course includes both pre-workshop study assignments and post-workshop assignments in preparation for certificate testing.
Those who take the course and pass the exam are eligible for continuing education (CE) credits.
Edge-U-Cate offers two five-day courses on medical credentialing that also yield a certificate from NAMSS. The first course covers basic information and the second course is more advanced.
Edge-U-Cate states that it is estimated that 5% of all physicians in the United States have "significant quality, behavioral, or substance abuse issues that adversely affect patient care; and negligent credentialing claims against healthcare organizations are on the rise." For this reason, credentialing personnel are of importance for both hospital personnel and insurance companies.
Contact:
2345 Academy Place
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
Telephone: (719) 574-6016
Fax: (719) 325-7034