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Automate Affiliation Responses
with the NAMSS PASSTM
By Constance E Riedel, BS, CPMSM, CPCS, NAMSS Immediate Past President and NAMSS PASS Task Force Chair
I am sure many of you, who like Portsmouth
Regional Hospital, have implemented an
automated affiliation response system and
have realized the tremendous cost and time
savings it can bring .
The director of a CVO for a large
15-hospital system has estimated that they
spent an average of 15 minutes to respond
to each affiliation request . This includes
the handling of the letter (opening and
reading), researching the practitioner’s
information, producing the response letter
from a credentialing system, folding and/or
stuffing the envelope and mailing . In a lower
volume hospital, the time per letter could
be greater, because there is less benefit from
economies of scale .
Let’s assume the average hourly cost of the
medical staff specialist responding to the
request is $24/hour not including benefits .
Utilizing the 15-minute average cited
above, the cost of responding to just one
affiliation request is anywhere between $7
to $8 when factoring in staff time, postage
and letterhead . In a situation where a
medical staff office receives 100 affiliation
requests per month, that is a cost of $700
to $800 per month .
You can now automate your affiliation
responses absolutely FREE with the NAMSS
PASSTM . There is no cost to create an
account or upload your data, meaning
you could see instant savings . Setting up
your account is simple and maintaining it
is a matter of minutes a month . NAMSS
has even provided an auto response letter
with instructions on how others can access
your practitioner affiliation history through
the NAMSS PASSTM, so now responses
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Synergy - May/June 2013
Synergy - May/June 2013
Contents
Editor’s Column
President’s Column
Dealing with Disruptive Physicians: The Meyers Cases and Their Progeny
Physician Assistant Certification Maintenance: Changes on the Horizon
The Eligible Candidate
Benefits of an Automated Affiliation Response System
Automate Affiliation Responses with the NAMSS PASS TM
NAMSS Comments on CMS’s Proposed CoPs Regulations
A Message from the NAMSS Conference Chairman
Happenings
Consultants Directory
Synergy - May/June 2013 - intro
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Synergy - May/June 2013 - Cover2
Synergy - May/June 2013 - 1
Synergy - May/June 2013 - Contents
Synergy - May/June 2013 - 3
Synergy - May/June 2013 - 4
Synergy - May/June 2013 - 5
Synergy - May/June 2013 - Editor’s Column
Synergy - May/June 2013 - 7
Synergy - May/June 2013 - President’s Column
Synergy - May/June 2013 - 9
Synergy - May/June 2013 - Dealing with Disruptive Physicians: The Meyers Cases and Their Progeny
Synergy - May/June 2013 - 11
Synergy - May/June 2013 - 12
Synergy - May/June 2013 - 13
Synergy - May/June 2013 - 14
Synergy - May/June 2013 - Physician Assistant Certification Maintenance: Changes on the Horizon
Synergy - May/June 2013 - 16
Synergy - May/June 2013 - 17
Synergy - May/June 2013 - The Eligible Candidate
Synergy - May/June 2013 - 19
Synergy - May/June 2013 - Benefits of an Automated Affiliation Response System
Synergy - May/June 2013 - Automate Affiliation Responses with the NAMSS PASS TM
Synergy - May/June 2013 - 22
Synergy - May/June 2013 - 23
Synergy - May/June 2013 - NAMSS Comments on CMS’s Proposed CoPs Regulations
Synergy - May/June 2013 - 25
Synergy - May/June 2013 - A Message from the NAMSS Conference Chairman
Synergy - May/June 2013 - 27
Synergy - May/June 2013 - 28
Synergy - May/June 2013 - Happenings
Synergy - May/June 2013 - Consultants Directory
Synergy - May/June 2013 - Cover3
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