NYSAMSS

TOP TEN REASONS TO JOIN NYSAMSS:

1. Pride, integrity and respect for the Medical Staff Services Profession.

Positive reinforcement that our profession is of the utmost importance in the Healthcare Service Industry. Excellent credentialing/privileging is the foundation of an excellent medical staff. We have an awesome responsibility to our patients in making sure that our practitioners are properly trained and competent to care for them. Patient safety starts right here!

2. Education

Being a member of NYSAMSS is essential for continuing your Medical Staff Services education, earning CE credits to maintain your CPCS/CPMSM certification and staying current with your practices to meet the standards as they change.

3. Access to Key Medical Staff Service/Credentialing/Privileging Information

As Medical Staff Service Professional we need to be aware and also have a better understanding for the reasons behind the changes we must make in our processes, policies and By-Laws to comply with Joint Commission, DNV, NYS DOH, CMS, NCQA standards and regulations. NYSAMSS is THE resource and keeps us all in the know.

4. Certification Preparation

Being a member of NYSAMSS is considered by many of our membership as one of the first steps in obtaining certification as a Medical Staff Services Professional (CPCS and CPMSM). You will have access to the tools you need to accomplish your goals: Educational Conferences, Faculty Coaches/Mentors, Study Groups, Study Tip Sessions, Networking and plenty reference material available through our Lending Library. We have just started a CPCS certification study groups throughout the regions.

5. Credentialing as a Career Goal

Surrounding yourself with your State Colleagues often times leads to a heightened perspective to your career choice as a Medical Staff Service Professional. Through networking, many NYSAMSS members have advanced their positions to become VP’s, Managers, Directors, Consultants, Educators and have even gone on to become CEO\'s of their own credentialing businesses. If you are looking for a new opportunity or want to advance in your current position, becoming a NYSAMSS member is the place to start.

6. Free \"Lending Library\"

This is a great resource for continuing education and certification as well as a wealth of information for implementation of new Medical Staff standards/regulations (Core privileging, By-Laws Revisions, FPPE/OPPE implementation). There are Medical Staff Service textbooks, CD\'s and DVD\'s from industry wide recognizable publishers and authors at your disposal free of charge!

7. Networking with Peers

With today\'s technology and instant communication, you can ask for help in solving your credentialing dilemmas any time and are given the opportunity to share your knowledge and experience with others within your Region.

8. The (ISN) Information Sharing Network

Considering Board Certification requirements? Implementing application fees? Need a sample form or policy? In a well monitored and facilitated email driven system, find out what other Medical Staff Service Professionals are doing through the NYSAMSS ISN.

9. NYSAMSS Conference Discount

All NYSAMSS members are eligible for a $100 discount when registering for the Annual Educational Conference. You are also eligible to attend the free regional educational conferences throughout the year.

10. Making new friends and lasting friendships

No one understands the challenges and frustrations we sometimes face as does a Medical Staff Services colleague-not your significant other, parents, friends or even your lunch buddy from Medical Records. Get some valuable feedback, true empathy, instead of the sound of crickets or that glazed over stare! Between the ISN, Annual Educational Conference, Regional Events, you will soon find many people who not only understand but can truly relate to what you are experiencing.


All this for the modest membership fee of $40 ($10 discount if you sign up for two years). How can you resist?? Please click on the \"Join NYSAMSS\" tab for further information and to download a membership application form.