Here we have collected some of the most useful and frequently visited credentialing and privileging Web sites. These sites may prove useful to you while conducing primary source verification.
American Accreditation Healthcare Commission (URAC) - URAC, an independent, nonprofit organization, is well-known as a leader in promoting health care quality through its accreditation and certification programs.
American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) - ABMS focuses on the advancement of medical education and setting the standards and processes for certifying and recertifying physicians and providing products and services for verifying physician certification.
American Hospital Association (AHA) - The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. Close to 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, other providers of care and 37,000 individual members come together to form the AHA.
American Medical Association (AMA) - The nation's largest physician's group, the AMA advocates on the issues vital to the nation's health.
Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) - The FSMB represents more than 70 state medical boards and serves as the national voice for its member boards and is a recognized authority throughout the United States on issues related to medical licensure and discipline.
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) - The AANA promulgates education, and practice standards and guidelines, and affords consultation to both private and governmental entities regarding nurse anesthetists and their practice.
National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) - The NPDB is primarily an alert or flagging system intended to facilitate a comprehensive review of health care practitioners' professional credentials.
