As part of its ongoing efforts
to work with industry leaders on meaningful reforms to the credentialing and
licensure processes, the National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS)
held its 3rd annual roundtable discussion with industry stakeholders on May 19,
2016 at the Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, MD. This roundtable,
titled Real Reform through Positive Disruption, focused on discussing what
NAMSS has already accomplished in 2016, as well as beginning to build consensus
on additional reforms.
In 2016, NAMSS, along with the
American Hospital Association (AHA), Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Education (ACGME) and Organized Program Directors Association (OPDA),
introduced a new Verification of Graduate Medical Education Training Form to
alleviate the burden placed on both program directors and Medical Services
Professionals (MSPs) in the training verification process. A NAMSS Task Force
has also developed a Model Credentialing Application based on best practices
from applications across the nation. Roundtable participants were invited to
provide feedback on these documents and discuss their implementation.
Moving forward, NAMSS also
proposed reforms to the recredentialing and reappointment cycle, as well as the
criminal background check process. Again, roundtable participants discussed
these reforms at length to identify the most effective ways to streamline the
credentialing and licensure processes and reduce inefficiencies.
NAMSS will continue to work with
the roundtable participants and others on an ongoing basis to implement the
process improvements so direly needed in the industry. Additional information
on the background and outcomes of this year’s roundtable will be available when
NAMSS releases its full roundtable report in the near future. Stay tuned!
The following organizations
participated in this year’s roundtable: American Association of Physician
Assistants (AAPA), American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), American
Hospital Association (AHA), American Medical Association (AMA), Cigna, Council
for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH), DNV, Federation of State Medical
Boards (FSMB), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Medical
Group Management Association (MGMA), National Committee for Quality Assurance
(NCQA), and The Joint Commission.
