FEDERATION CREDENTIALS VERIFICATION SERVICE (FCVS)

FCVS Overview
FCVS was established in September 1996 to provide a centralized, uniform process for state medical boards to obtain a verified, primary-source record of a physician's core medical credentials. This service is designed to lighten the workload of credentialing staff and reduce duplication of efforts by gathering, verifying and permanently storing the physician's and/or physician assistant's credentials in a central repository.

FCVS obtains primary-source verification of medical education, postgraduate training, examination history, board action history, board certification and identity. This repository of information allows a physician and/or physician assistant to establish a confidential, lifetime professional portfolio with FCVS which can be forwarded, at the applicant's request, to any state medical and osteopathic board that has established an agreement with FCVS, hospital, health care or other entity.

FCVS meets Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization's (JCAHO) ten principles for a primary source verified credentials verification organization (See JCAHO's MS.4.10 and Acceptability).

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