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Ask the expert: What is a designated equivalent source?

Credentialing Resource Center Connection, April 15, 2010

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Designated equivalent sources are selected agencies that have been determined to maintain information identical to the information from the primary source. It is sometimes easier to get information from the designated equivalent source than from the primary source (e.g., when verifying graduation from foreign medical schools).

This week’s question and answer are from 2010 Credentials Verification Desk Reference, by Kathy Matzka, CPMSM, CPCS.



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