Library & Resources

The NAMSS Library , under the NAMSS Institute umbrella, is made up of a team of volunteers and authors dedicated to publishing books on the Medical Staff Profession. To date, the NAMSS Library has published three books. The NAMSS Core Curriculum, Acute Care Credentialing and Clinical Privilege Delineation, and Credentialing and Medical Staff Law all provide an experienced approach to Medical Staff.

CPCS Professional Development Course Workbook
CPMSM Professional Development Course Workbook
Credentialing 101
Acute Care Credentialing and Clinical Privilege Delineation
101 Smart Things Every Medical Staff Services Professional Should Do
The Medical Staff Services Handbook: Fundamentals and Beyond
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CPCS Professional Development Course Workbook
	This book is for the professional development of individuals in all healthcare settings whose primary function is credentialing of providers.  Management of Information Practices individuals who are new to the industry or who are seeking to reinforce basic skill sets in regards to Provider Credentialing are encouraged to get this book.

 

CPMSM Professional Development Course Workbook
	This book is for the professional development of individuals in all healthcare settings whose functions include the performance of a full range of medical staff services, including provider credentialing, staff and committee oversight, responsibility for bylaw/program compliance, and other management/organizational duties.

 

Credentialing 101
	Are you new to the medical staff services field or do you need a refresher course on the credentialing basics? Regardless of your customers (medical staff providers, etc.) or workplace, this book is a must!  By reading this book you will learn the “how-to”s of credentialing and re-credentialing, privileging, and those rare occasions calling for temporary privileging.  A comparison of JCAHO and NCQA standards will be reviewed to help you determine your plan of action for compliance.  You will learn about turf issues, legal and risk management ramifications as they relate to improper credentialing, and utilizing new techniques to secure current competence information.  This credentialing course for beginners will appeal to the new professional eager to learn how technology can simplify the credentialing process.

 

Acute Care Credentialing and Clinical Privilege Delineation
	Acute Care Credentialing and Clinical Privilege Delineation is written by an author known to managers of medical staff services, Jodi Schirling, CPMSM. She is identifiable to NAMSS members as former President of NAMSS in 1992-1993, Certification Council Chair and Conference Strategy Manager in 1995. Jodi serves on the NAMSS faculty, teaching courses in Credentialing 101, Acute Care Credentialing, and Allied Health Professionals. She currently represents NAMSS on the Executive Committee on the National Practitioner Data Bank. Jodi is also a member of the editorial advisory board of Medical Staff Briefings.

A valuable resource text for: managers of Medical or Professional Staff Services; candidates and certified CPMSM & CPCS professionals; personnel responsible for staff development; and educators in academic settings.

Acute Care Credentialing and Clinical Privilege Delineation consists of five chapters:

• What is Credentialing?
• Who do we Credential?
• How do we Credential?
• Delineation of Clinical Privileges; and
• After Appointment to the Medical Staff--Now What?
  

Acute Care Credentialing and Clinical Privilege Delineation focuses on such topics as:

• Regulatory and Accreditation Requirements
• Legal Precedents
• Definitions and Descriptions
• Tools Used
• Contents of Medical Staff Application Form
• Sources for Verification
• Developing Standards for Clinical Privileges
• Recredentialing and much more

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Professional Excellence = Professional Advancement
101 Smart Things Every Medical Staff Services Professional Should Do
by Vicki L. Searcy and Peggy A. Greeley

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The Medical Staff Services Handbook: Fundamentals and Beyond
by Cindy Gassiot, CPMSM, CPCS, Medical Staff Management, Vicki L. Searcy, CPMSM, Searcy Resource Group, LLC, Christina W. Giles, CPMSM, MS, Medical Staff Solutions
	Whether you are an expert in medical staff services or a student just starting out, this comprehensive guide presents solutions to the most common dilemmas. Endorsed by the National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS), The Medical Staff Services Handbook: Fundamentals and Beyond provides a complete overview of the major functions performed in a medical staff services department, with practical advice on: how to organize and implement the credentialing and privileging process how to resolve problems related to credentialing and privileging how to organize and staff the medical staff services department how the medical staff organization is structured and related documents (bylaws, rules and regulations) how to organize and support medical staff meetings laws that apply to medical staff membership and credentialing Click here for the order form.