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The IAMSS Board of Directors wishes to congratulate the following individuals from Illinois who successfully passed the June, 2006 or September 2006 certification examinations for Certified Professional Medical Services Management CPMSM) and Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist (CPCS):

CPMSM: CPCS: 

Shirley Lindahl
Provena St. Joseph Hospital, Elgin


Kimberly Mallo (dual certification)
Little Co. of Mary Hospital, Evergreen Park

Sandra Kambic
Provena St. Mary's Hospital, Kankakee


Nancy Kreger
Advocate South Suburban Hospital, Hazel Crest


Melizza Zamar
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge

 

September 2006

Lynn Adland
Swedish American Healthcare System, Rockford

 

 

CPMSM exam focuses on accreditation standards & federal law, effective communication, credentialing & privileging, database management, and management & leadership functions performed by medical services professionals.

CPCS exam focuses on compliance monitoring, initial application & reapplication, primary source verification, and privileging perform by provider credentialing specialists.

For detailed certification information, please reference www.namss.org or contact any member of the Certification Board.

In this profession, we must always endeavor to educate ourselves…not to pass a certification exam or to obtain continuing education credits, but to perform the duties of our job in a safe and effective manner for the communities in which we work.

CPMSM - Certified Professional Medical Services Management
CPCS - Certified Professional Credentialing Specialist

 

 
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Certification is offered through the National Association of Medical Staff Services.
Medical staff and credentialing professionals are tested on their knowledge of:

     
Principles of the medical staff and managed care organization
Accreditation knowledge
Medical staff and managed care law
Medical terminology
Credentialing and recredentialing
JCAHO and NCQA standards
 Administration
Management

   
 
 
   

 

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