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MEMBER
SERVICES
BCVI FACILITATES CREDENTIALING FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
Bexar Credentials Verification Inc. (BCVI), the credentials verifi- “BCVI is the industry leader for health facility primary source ver-
cation subsidiary of the Bexar County Medical Society, slashes the ification,” said BCVI director of operations Mary Jo Quinn. “Our
time, aggravation and expense of verifying the necessary credentials goal is to overwhelm our current customers with satisfaction and to
on San Antonio physicians for the area hospitals and managed-care encourage those who are currently not part of the team to join.”
organizations that contract with them.
In 2005, BCVI organized a cooperative approach to provide con-
The objective of credentialing is to ensure the highest quality care sistency and efficiency to the process. Initially, several key San Anto-
for patients through the detailed verification and review of a physi- nio area hospitals, the Bexar County Medical Society, healthcare
cian’s background, training and experience. All physicians must go insurers and the Greater San Antonio Hospital Council joined forces
through a formal credentialing process to gain “privileges” with the to inaugurate the cooperative program for primary source verification
locations and health plans through which they treat patients. Each of physicians.
entity incurs a substantial expense to verify the authenticity of in-
formation provided. Through BCVI, all traditional users of credentialing information
in Bexar County can participate in a common database that elimi-
Primary source verification involves contacting the original nates duplication and needless expenses. The cooperative subse-
source of education, training, licensure and other physician and quently expanded, and currently BCVI provides primary source
allied health professional credentials. BCVI provides primary verification for 73 clients across Texas.
source verification of credentials data that meet The Joint Com-
mission (TJC) and the National Commission for Quality Assur- Among BCVI’s largest local participants are the Methodist Health-
ance (NCQA) for Credentialing Verification Organizations criteria care Systems, Southwest General Hospital, Warm Springs
for healthcare entities. Rehab/Specialty Hospitals, as well as other area hospitals and health-
care facilities.
Last year, BCVI’s systems and files were reviewed for accuracy and
quality control by the NCQA. BCVI received the highest possible To learn more about BCVI, contact Mary Jo Quinn
scores with no adverse findings in any category for which it applied at 210-582-6355, email mjquinn@bexarcv.com or visit
for certification. www.bexarcv.com.
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