Editor: Teri J. Allan, BA, CPCS IAMSS Spring Conference Program Clarification The program “NCQA Standards Overview, Updates and Delegation of Credentialing” will cover some of the NCQA standards, but will primarily cover delegation and ways that this can help an enrollment office and/or medical staff office (if they are handling both the enrollment piece and medical staff credentialing/privileging) gain efficiencies. NCQA certification is not required to benefit from this presentation. Brandi Zevenbergen notes, “I think the discussion that Chip will provide will be very beneficial to the Medical Staff/Credentialing side, if nothing else, for those individuals to better understand what still has to happen for those providers to be able to bill for services.” The integration of the Medical Staff Credentialing and Medical Staff Enrollment is evolving with the formation of clinically integrated networks. Brandi adds, “I think it’s a 2014 IAMSS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Volume 2014, Issue 1 IAMSS President: Jodi Ridder, CHC Buchanan County Health Center Independence, IA Phone: (319) 332-0895 Email: [email protected] IAMSS President Elect: Amy Long, MHA Waverly Health Center Waverly, IA Phone: (319) 483-4185 Email: [email protected] hot topic and I’m glad we are recognizing the importance of this type of information to IAMSS Immediate Past President: Brenda Becker, CPMSM, CPCS our members.” Pella Regional Health Center ABIM Introduces Changes to MOC Program February 4, 2014, an informational letter from the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) was mailed announcing changes in it’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program and its board certification status reporting processes. Highlights from the letter are following:     ABIM will report whether or not ABIM BC physicians are continuously “Meeting MOC IAMSS Treasurer: Crystal Harrington Cedar Valley Medical Specialists, PC Waterloo, IA Phone: (319) 235-5389 x201 Email: [email protected] These changes apply to all ABIM BC physicians, regardless of when they were initially IAMSS Secretary: certified. Shelly Berger ABIM will no longer issue certificates with end dates. Current certification status will be updated on an annual basis—medical staff profesyour physician’s status. To verify status, visit abim.org/verify. How to Query System for Award Management (SAM)           Phone: (641) 628-6658 Email: [email protected] Requirements”. sionals are encouraged to use ABIM’s annual reverification date of April 1 to verify  Pella, IA Go to www.SAM.gov (or click on the SAM icon above) Click on ‘Search Records’ Enter person/entity name, then click ‘Search’ Greene County Medical Center Jefferson, Iowa Phone: (515) 386-0114 Email: [email protected] IAMSS Newsletter: Teri Allan, BA, CPCS Regional Medical Center Manchester, IA Phone: (563) 927-7482 Email: [email protected] IAMSS Website: Brandi Zevenbergen, MS Morrisey Associates Chicago, IL Phone: (312) 784-5567 Click ‘Performance Information’ checkbox (left side of screen) Email: [email protected] Click ‘Entity Information’ IAMSS Membership: Click ‘Individual Name’ Click ‘First Name’, then input the first name Click ‘Last Name’, then input the last name Click ‘SSN’, then input the Social Security Number Click on ‘Apply Filters’ Julie Cox, CPMSM, CPCS CredentiaSource—Mercy Medical Center Des Moines, IA Phone: (515) 643-0724 Email: [email protected] Volume 2014, Issue 1 Editor: Teri J. Allan, BA, CPCS NEW NAMES AT IAMSS... I Love My Job! (poem found by Cindy Snell of Cedar Valley Medical Associates) AshLea Anderson Vicky Norrish QI & Compliance Assistant/Clerk III Risk Management Specialist ISU Thielen Student Health Center Skiff Medical Center Medical Staff Services, it’s the name of my game, Ashley Avery Michele Ott My cup of tea, my claim to fame. Credentialing Coordinator Quality Management Admin. Assistant Midlands Choice St. Anthony Regional Hospital The services I render are too numerous to name, Diana Drake Jan Rhiner Credentialing Specialist Quality & Compliance Manager Blank Children’s Hospital UnityPoint Health Orthopaedic Outpatient Surgery Center Send me your insurance, license and the rest I request, Shari Grace Peggy Roberts Or I’ll bug you and bug you and give you no rest. Director, Health Information Management Director of Medical Staff Services Marshalltown Medical Surgery Center Van Diest Medical Center How did I end up in this wacky profession? Erin Hoover Jill Rogers Manager of Provider Services Administrative Assistant Cedar Rapids PHO Adair County Memorial Hospital I’m several months behind and my desk is a mess, Angela Koppe Cathi Scharnberg But all I keep hearing is “do more with less”. Medical Staff Coordinator VP of Patient Care You say you want temporary privileges starting today? UnityPoint Health—Trinity Avera Holy Family Hospital Oh sure!! No problem, I’ll get on it right away! Melanie Lenz Deb Theisen-Chenchar Credentialing Assistant Network Nurse Executive Dallas County Hospital Mercy Health Network—Central Iowa LeeAnn Mahnke Deanna Ziino Executive Assistant Provider Enrollment Coordinator The affiliation letters and reappointments are past due, Manning Regional Healthcare Center CredentiaSource—Mercy Des Moines And all of our meeting minutes could be late, too. ...WELCOME TO Just suffice it to say I’m busy, just the same. I’m sure that I now need a psychiatric session. IAMSS! My telephone’s ringing, my head is throbbing, If I hear one more complaint, I may start sobbing! “Yes doctor, yes doctor, yes doctor”, I say, Nine hundred and ninety-nine times every day. Congratulations on your New Arrival! The fact of the matter is I’m stretched to the limit, I’m working my tush off every single minute! Whenever I’m asked what I do all day, Whatever can a Medical Staff Coordinator say? Graysen Ryan Kintzel Son of Ryan and Kelly (Mercy Iowa City) Kintzel 7 lbs., 5.5 oz. - 19 ins. August 8, 2013 Welcomed by siblings - Raegan & Lillian Introducing NAMSS Gateway The National Association of Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) has redesigned their free, online newsletter to get you the latest healthcare and medical staff service industry news, helping you stay plugged in to industry changes as they happen. Not a NAMSS member? You, too, can benefit from this by creating a free “guest” profile on the NAMSS website! These online publications are sent monthly. I sure try to answer intelligently and frankly, But I end up perplexed and they stare at me blankly. Proctoring, privileges and moderate sedation, Joint Commission standards and investigations! My calendar is full, our printer is jammed, I’m buried in papers...efficiency be damned! At the end of the day when I pack up my bags, My hair is a mess and I may look like a hag, But rest assured I’ll come back each day, Because despite all the hassles, I like it this way! ~Cathy Alvesteffer, CMSC, Michigan Volume 2014, Issue 1 Editor: Teri J. Allan, BA, CPCS UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Do you have an article/topic 2014 IAMSS Spring Conference you’d like to see in the next Friday, April 11, 2014 IAMSS Newsletter? Iowa Methodist Medical Center—Des Moines, IA 2014 IAMSS Fall Conference Please send to Teri Allan at Friday, September 19, 2014 [email protected]. Iowa Methodist Medical Center—Des Moines, IA 2014 NAMSS Annual Conference October 4-8, 2014 The Hiltons New Orleans Riverside—New Orleans, LA New IAMSS Website Just a reminder, IAMSS is now utilizing the NAMSS-hosted website. To access, please follow the steps below:  Visit www.namss.org  Click on ‘State Web sites’ under the ‘State Associations’ heading  A map of the United States should come up, then click on the State of Iowa  A separate internet window will open with the following headings:  Member contact information is located under the ‘Membership’ tab. As a reminder, any usernames and passwords associated with the old website are no longer valid. For the new password, please contact Brandi Zevenbergen at [email protected]. You do not need a NAMSS account to access the IAMSS website. As noted above, the only place on the IAMSS website you will be asked for a password, is if you attempt to access the membership roster. Also, please make sure when you are in the IAMSS website you are clicking on the tabs associated with our website and not the tabs associated with the NAMSS website. Volume 2014, Issue 1 Editor: Teri J. Allan, BA, CPCS “Edible Landscaping” at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA Whether it’s crunchy kale chips or Swiss chard drizzled with various flavors of vinegar; patients, staff and visitors are treated to an assortment of produce never before seen at Winneshiek Medical Center. The edible landscaping project on the WMC campus provides fresh, organically grown produce, while experimenting with techniques such as crop rotation and unique production methods. Expert gardener David Cavagnaro and his team from the Pepperfield Project plant, tend and harvest the mixture of vegetables and perennials, while Winneshiek Medical Center Nutrition Services staff process and serve the food. Rachel Barta, Medical Staff Specialist says, “Our garden is beautiful! There is such a wide variety of vegetables and flowers! We are very fortunate to be able to enjoy these every year!” Winneshiek Medical Center’s edible landscape stretches beyond the traditional vegetable garden in that it combines beauty with functionality. Instead of efficient rows of vegetables, tomato vines and winter squash weave together through the growing season over and around tall arches, allowing the fruit to hang like ornaments. Color, in the form of Swiss chard, purple basil and colorful kale, decorate the space, and flowering perennials can be found throughout. The various heights, colors and planting designs create a space that invites patients, staff and visitors to linger in the garden. It is functional, beautiful and a space that truly promotes the healing power of nature. In the 2012 summer season, the Winneshiek Medical Center edible landscape produced 1,460 lbs of produce, which was used by Nutrition Services staff to provide fresh, healthy and colorful meals for patients, staff and visitors. Jill Walton, Administrative Assistant at WMC adds, “How wonderful to not only see this beautiful area grow from Spring through the Summer, but to enjoy the wonderful food it produces. Each summer, a celebration is held in the garden with delicious hors d'oeuvres made from the vegetables grown here. Food stations, sparkling juice and tall top tables are amongst the garden for the employees enjoyment. We look forward to it every year!" Now, how amazing is that!? Bring on Spring!