What Is A MEDICAL SOCIETY Centralized Verifications Organization (CVO)?
Centralized verification is a process by which one central agency provides VERIFICATION of practitioners credentials to numerous health care organizations with credentialing responsibilities including health maintenance organizations, individual practice associations, hospitals, preferred provider organizations, exclusive provider organizations, medical groups, rehabilitation and ambulatory surgery centers. Centralized verification is a recommendation of the American Medical Association’s Hospital Medical Staff Services Section Governing Council and recognized by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) as an outside agency to collect information on behalf of a health care facility. Through a medical society program a practitioner completes only one application for any number of organizations with credentialing responsibilities. This form can be customized for subscribers and for reappointment and recredentialing needs. Using a standardized form makes
