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Jackson & Coker offers expert in-house credentialing as part of our suite of services. Our well-trained Credentials Verification team creates a credentialing profile for each candidate accepted for employment consideration. To accomplish this task, we rely on information provided by the American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Master File, the National Practitioner Data Bank, the Federation of State Medical Boards, individual state licensing boards, specialty certification boards, and other professional organizations. Personal contact with these organizations ensures that the data obtained for credentials review is timely and accurate. Our Quality Management program is designed to maintain the highest standards of quality in credentials review and in monitoring locum tenens providers' on-the-job performance. We adhere to the credentialing guidelines and professional practice standards established by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), and the AMA. Overall, our in-house credentialing contributes to the quality improvement and risk management programs of our partnering employers. "Thorough in-house credentialing facilitates timely hospital privileging. Our credentialing staff completes the job enthusiastically and with a sense of urgency."