The Clinical and Operational Perspectives of Wellbeing First in Credentialing

Watch the recording of "The Clinical and Operational Perspectives of Wellbeing First in Credentialing" by Dr. Stefanie Simmons, MD, FACEP, Dr. Heather Farley, MD, MHCDS, and Maggie Fuchs, CPMSM, CPCS. Then, complete the quiz and earn 80% or higher to receive CE credit.

Originally presented 6/4/2026

Speakers: 

• Dr. Stefanie Simmons, MD, FACEP
• Dr. Heather Farley, MD, MHCDS
• Maggie Fuchs, CPMSM, CPCS

Description: 

• This educational webinar explores the critical need to review and modify mental health questions on credentialing applications. Addressing the issue from both clinical and operational standpoints, the session will examine how overly invasive mental health questions can inadvertently create barriers for physicians and health workers seeking necessary care. The session features Dr. Stefanie Simmons, MD, FACEP, Chief Medical Officer at the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation, and Heather Farley, MD, MHCDS, Vice President of Professional Satisfaction at the American Medical Association. Together, they will provide the clinical rationale for updating credentialing applications and discuss the physician's perspective on institutional stigma. To provide practical application for Medical Services Professionals (MSPs), Maggie Fuchs, CPMSM, CPCS, Regional Director of Medical Staff Services (WI Region) at SSM Health and President at WI Association of Medical Staff Services, will share her organization's operational process for auditing and updating their credentialing applications. Attendees will gain actionable insights and peer-to-peer strategies for evaluating their own organization's credentialing language to foster a stigma-free environment.

  Learning Objectives: 

• Identify the clinical implications of institutional stigma and the impact that intrusive credentialing questions have on health workers' mental health and help-seeking behaviors.
• Understand the clinical and evidence-based rationale for reforming credentialing processes to remove overly invasive mental health questions.
• Apply operational insights, best practices, and practical strategies to audit and update credentialing applications within their own health systems.

CEs:

• This webinar has been approved for 1.0 CE credit.

Cost:

• NAMSS members: $55
• Non-NAMSS members: $75

This webinar covers the following  Core Functional Area(s) and Tomorrow's MSP Skillsets: 

Core Functional Area(s)

• Facilitates Medical Staff Functions
• Conducts, Participates In, and Maintains Credentialing and Privileging
• Manages the Credentialing or Privileging Process
• Complies with Accreditation Standards and Regulatory Standards

Skillsets:

• Communication
• Flexibility/Adaptability
• Professional Ethics