EAST LANSING,
Mich., May 2, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- Professional Credential Verification Service
(PCVS), a national leader for its primary source credentialing
verification services, announced today it has again earned
Certification status from the National Committee for Quality
Assurance (NCQA). Certification is awarded to participating
organizations on the basis of individual credentials elements.
Organizations may be certified for all, some, or none of the 11
credentials elements addressed in the NCQA Standards.
"Achieving CVO certification from NCQA demonstrates that PCVS
has the systems, processes and personnel in place to thoroughly and
accurately verify providers' credentials and help health plan
clients meet their accreditation goals," said Margaret E. O'Kane, NCQA President.
For 25 years, PCVS has been held to the highest standards by
accrediting bodies. It is one of only six CVOs that are
NCQA-certified and accredited by the Utilization Review
Accreditation Commission (URAC); and one of two CVOs that is a
nonprofit organization. Having these exceptional standards -- along
with innovative processes -- improves vetting practices and
assures hospitals and health plans that they are credentialing
individuals who provide the highest-quality patient care.
Ultimately, this improves patient safety practices and
outcomes.
"Achieving this certification is the goal of every CVO that is
focused on quality and efficiency. We have grown tremendously in
recent years and NCQA's standards have increasingly become more
rigorous, which we applaud," said Kevin M.
McFatridge, Chief Executive Officer at PCVS. "NCQA's
Certification program ensures that PCVS follows a meticulous
credentialing process. In fact, most hospitals and health plans do
not credential to the level of rigor that we do."
NCQA's CVO Certification is a quality assessment program that
health care organizations can use to assess CVOs and other
organizations that verify the credentials of physicians. It
evaluates a CVO's management of various aspects of its data
collection and verification operation, and the process it uses to
continuously improve the services it provides. The CVO
Certification includes rigorous on-site evaluations conducted by a
team of health care professionals and certified credentialing
specialists. A national oversight committee of physicians analyzes
the team's finding and determines certification based on the CVO's
compliance with NCQA standards.
About PCVS
Professional Credential Verification
Service (PCVS) is a non-profit Credentials Verification
Organization (CVO), certified by the National Committee for Quality
Assurance (NCQA) and accredited by the Utilization Review
Accreditation Commission (URAC), and is fully compliant with The
Joint Commission's credentialing standards.
PCVS is a non-profit corporation which provides primary source
credentialing verification services for hospitals, physician
practices, health plans, and other health care organizations. PCVS
is one of only six CVOs in the nation that is dually assessed by
both NCQA and URAC. To learn more about PCVS, please visit
http://pcvs.net.
About NCQA
NCQA is a private, non-profit organization
dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and
certifies a wide range of health care organizations. It also
recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance.
NCQA is committed to providing health care quality information for
consumers, purchasers, health care providers and researchers.
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SOURCE Professional Credential Verification Service (PCVS)
