Title: Things that Scare Us About Your Medical Staff Bylaws 

Speakers: Kim Parks, Esq. and Stephen Kleinman, Esq.

Description: This Program will address best practices and risk areas to consider in preparing medical staff governing documents (e.g., medical staff bylaws, policies, etc.)

Title: Transforming the Medical Staff Office in a LEAN Process Improvement Plan 

Speakers: Dustin Jackson, MHA, CPCS, CPMSM and Heather Woodring 

Description: LEAN process improvement methodology has been used for years in manufacturing, and is gaining popularity in health care.  This session will give you the tools and knowledge to be at the forefront of LEAN performance improvement within your organization by providing fundamentals and principles of LEAN performance improvement methodology as well as real world applications to Medical Staff Office operations and credentialing.

Title: Credentialing and Enrollment: The Integration Opportunity 

Speaker: Amy Niehaus, CPMSM, CPCS, MBA 

Description: As healthcare organizations continue to search for ways to reduce costs while maintaining quality, the credentialing and enrollment departments are coming to the forefront as ideal candidates for integration.  While both perform distinct and critical functions, there is significant overlap with the practitioner data and skill sets as well as an interdependency crucial for an organization’s success.  Through real-life examples, attendees will learn approaches to successfully integrate these two functions and leverage this opportunity to achieve greater efficiency and enhance revenue within their organization.

Title: Understanding CMS Credentialing and Privileging Requirements for Hospitals, Ambulatory, and Critical Access

Speaker: Kathleen Matzka, CPMSM, CPCS, FMSP 

Description: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid regulations for acute care hospitals and critical access hospitals are required to be met by all facilities providing care to Medicare and Medicaid Patients. This program will cover the CMS requirements for credentialing and privileging and will also discuss what CMS surveyors expect to see when surveying a hospital.

Title: National Practitioner Data Bank Guidebook Update 

Speaker: Kimberly Daniel, Esq.

Description: With little advance notice, the National Practitioner DataBank issued its updated Guidebook in October 2018. Review established and expanded reporting requirements to confirm your facility's reporting practices are compliant and analyze recent cases challenging NPDB reports to develop best practices for compliance.

Title: Credentialing Contractors, How Do We Credential Them and Do We Need To?

Speaker: Maggie Palmer, MSA, CPCS, CPMSM 

Description: Are Healthcare Industry Representatives (HCIR/Vendors) and Clinical Contractors running a muck in your organization? Have you ever thought: "WHO is managing the credentialing of these people and their access to our facility?" This session will introduce you to Vendor Credentialing Management (VCM), who manages them, are they in your future and where do you start?

Title: Unifying Medical Staffs: Beyond Certification: You are Certified, Now What?

Speaker: Ropizah Ervin, CPCS, CPMSM

Description: Obtaining Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist (CPCS) and/or Certified Professional Medical Service Management (CPMSM) certifications is becoming a popular options within the healthcare industry. Becoming certified afforded a promotion for Medical Staff Professionals (MSPs)with some employers while other employers may required CPCS and/or CPMSM certifications as a requirement within certain time limits after a promotion. However as MSPs these certifications are a ticket to career advancement beyond promotion. Do you know what they are?