1. NAMSS Updates 2018

2. NAMSS Updates
One of the biggest announcements of 2017 year was the updated NAMSS Brand!
The medical services profession has evolved over the past 40 years to where we are today – a true profession that spans a wide range of employment settings and requires a specific knowledge base and professional competencies. Through our education, advocacy and commitment to patient safety, NAMSS continues to support MSPs, our members, and the healthcare industry.
This past year, we performed several focus groups to gain insight from members and non-members on the current state of the profession, their roles, and the value that NAMSS brings to the medical services profession. Based on what we heard and given the changes in the industry and the progression of our roles as MSPs, the Board decided it was time to make some changes to ensure NAMSS remains relevant and positioned to represent the current and future state of our profession. The result of that was this beautiful new logo, as well as an update to our mission and vision statements.

3. NAMSS Updates Mission Vision
To enhance the professional development and recognition of the medical services profession through education and advocacy. 
Vision
Ensure healthcare quality and patient safety.
The new NAMSS mission, vision, and logo allow us to spotlight what we stand for, who we stand by, and what we are striving to accomplish.

4. NAMSS in 2018 and beyond 2018 – 2020 Strategic Plan
CVO Excellence Conference
Technology Developments
I’m thrilled to be assuming the role of President-Elect of NAMSS for 2018, and I want to highlight what we’ll be working on this year.
Earlier this week, the NAMSS board spent several hours discussing the future of the profession and developing a strategic plan which will guide our activities for the coming years. We’ll be sharing more information about the strategic plan in coming months – I am very excited about where NAMSS is heading!
The NAMSS board voted just last week to invest in education, and we’ll be building several new courses in 2018, including a course for managed care organizations, a built-out credentialing pathway, and additional leadership courses.
NAMSS will also be holding a CVO Excellence Conference in 2018, as part of our Annual Conference. The CVO meeting will take place at the conclusion of our regularly scheduled conference activities in October, We are in the beginning stages of planning for that event, so stay tuned for more information!
We’ll also continue to investigate how technology developments, including block chain, could impact credentialing in the future

5. NAMSS Government Relations
NAMSS/American Telemedicine Association Credentialing by Proxy Work Group
Healthcare Reform Task Force
NAMSS PASS
Government Relations efforts continues to be a NAMSS focus. There are currently several active work groups, including the NAMSS/ATA Work Group on Credentialing by Proxy, the Healthcare Reform Task Force and NAMSS PASS.

6. NAMSS/ATA Credentialing by Proxy Work Group
Develop a Credentialing by Proxy Guide
Introduction to the issue
Glossary of related terms
Guide on developing a credentialing by proxy program
Examination of roadblocks and hurdles to effectively utilizing credentialing by proxy
Discussion of the current statue of the regulatory environment for credentialing by proxy
NAMSS is pleased to partner with the American Telemedicine Association to develop a Credentialing By Proxy Guide. We all know that Telemedicine is becoming more prevalent, and this is an opportunity for NAMSS to lead the charge in developing best practices.
The primary project of the working group will be to develop a credentialing by proxy guide, which will be distributed among NAMSS and ATA members and likely presented at future NAMSS/ATA conferences. It will include an introduction to the issue and glossary of related terms, a guide on developing a credentialing by proxy program, an examination of roadblocks and hurdles to effectively utilizing CBP, and a discussion of the current statue of the regulatory environment for CBP.

7. PASS is an essential tool to ensure patient safety.
Top 5 Reasons:
Patient Safety
Reduce Risk of Negligent Credentialing
Quickly Establish Good Standing
Increased Efficiency
NO CHARGE
NAMSS PASS also continues to be a focus for the board of directors. NAMSS PASS™ is a secure, online database that provides quick, easy, and inexpensive access to the affiliation history of the practitioners you credential and is the first and only universal resource for tracking practitioner affiliation history. There are many, many reasons your healthcare entity should participate, including those that you see on the screen.

8. Over 400 facilities and growing weekly.
Over 253,000 practitioners and nearly 570,000 affiliations! 
NAMSS PASS continues to gain support as more and more facilities are recognizing the benefits of building a comprehensive, centralized, primary source database. We are excited to announce that to date, we have over 400 participating facilities and over 570,000 practitioner affiliations in the database. We salute those medical services professionals that have embraced and led change by uploading their data.

9. I’m also very excited to announce that we’ve already chosen the theme for the 42nd Annual Conference, which is taking place September 29 through October 3 in Long Beach, California. The theme, Innovation for Patient Safety, reflects NAMSS’ commitment to being in front of the changes that are facing MSPs and always keeping patient safety in mind.
Registration for will open in May, Register early and save!
If you can’t make it to Long Beach, NAMSS will once again host a virtual conference that runs concurrently with the live meeting. Select sessions will be broadcast in real-time with the events occurring in Long Beach.