Member Benefits
NAMSS members have access to a number of valuable benefits, including:
Education: Taking advantage of the latest learning opportunities through the NAMSS Annual Conference, webinars, and online programming through the Online CE Center – all at a discount— or free— to members! NAMSS offers free live webinars each month for members.
Networking: Connect with other MSPs who can answer your questions and provide you with invaluable insights through NAMSS Community or the online member directory.
Marketing Materials: Access materials that promote National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week and educate others about the value and importance of MSPs. Visit the NAMSS Store to purchase National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week promotional items to share with your staff or keep for yourself!
Government Relations and Advocacy: Be apart of a compelling, collective voice on regulatory and legislative issues, and stay up-to-date on important federal and state legislation and news that affects the medical staff services community through our Regulatory Updates page.
Shared Resources: Review or post documents to the NAMSS discussion forum relating to standards, regulations, and other newsworthy items, including sample forms and templates.
Recognition through Certification: Receive industry-wide recognition by achieving certification as a CPCS® or CPMSM® – credentials that demonstrate your expertise and competence to perform in today’s complex medical credentialing environment.
Industry Information: Keep up with the latest issues and industry information that affect MSPs via Gateway, the official content destination for NAMSS and twice-monthly newsletter. Members receive two additional members-only articles per month.
Leadership Opportunities: Grow personally and professionally, and gain a broader view of the depth and vision for the organization by taking on a leadership role.
NAMSS Online Mentorship Program: The mentoring program is designed for everyone! If you need help studying for the CPCS or CPMSM, mastering a new skill or growing your career, use the NAMSS mentorship program to seek a mentor. Or, if you're an experienced MSP looking to pay it forward, sign up to be a mentor!
Career Resources: Find or advertise new employment opportunities through the NAMSS Online Career Center.
NAMSS PASS™: Take advantage of NAMSS' Practitioner Affiliation Sharing Service (PASS) – a secure, online database that provides quick, easy, and inexpensive access to practitioner affiliation history.
Membership Categories
Active Members: Individuals actively involved in credentialing, privileging, practitioner or provider organizations and/or regulatory compliance in the healthcare industry. Active members pay dues and are eligible to vote.
Affiliate Members: Former active members and/or other professionals in associated industries* who do not/no longer meet the criteria for active membership, including full-time students enrolled in a health-related field, and retired persons from the credentialing profession. Affiliate members pay dues but are not eligible to vote or hold office or chair a committee or task force; however, they may serve in an advisory position to a committee or task force.
*Members of AHLA qualify for the Affiliate Member category.
Vendor Members: Individuals, companies, or organizations that regularly distribute, supply, or sell products or services to NAMSS members or their employers that directly compete with NAMSS’ products and services. These may include but are not limited to, software organizations, attorneys, interim staffing companies, professional organizations, and healthcare regulators and accreditors. Vendor Membership is purchased on an individual basis for individuals of a vendor company. Vendor members pay dues but are not eligible to vote or hold office or chair a committee or task force; however, they may serve in an advisory position to a committee or task force by special appointment.
Justification
Need to request dues funding from your supervisor or facility? Click here to print out a customizable Membership Justification letter.