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Qualifying for fast-track status

Credentialing & Verification Update, February 10, 2009

Each organization must develop a fast-track policy that best fits its unique needs. Such a policy should outline the process that the organization will follow to fast-track these applications through the approval process, as well as identify candidates that may not qualify for fast-track processing. These predefined criteria should be set be the credentials committee and approved by the MEC and the board of directors. Commonly, applicants who have a complete and clean application can easily be fast-tracked. The organization, of course, defines what qualifies as clean in its policy. Just a few of the identifiers include:

•    No negative or questionable recommendations
•    No discrepancies in information received from the applicant or references
•    The applicant has completed a normal training/education sequence
•    No reports of disciplinary actions or legal sanctions

The previous text is an excerpt from the HCPro, Inc., book The Credentialing Coordinator’s Handbook, by  Anne Roberts, CPMSM, CPCS. 

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