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The following list of resources has been developed to help organizations identify primary and secondary sources for verifying credentials of health care professionals. If you have any questions regarding primary or secondary source verification, please contact the Accreditation Association at 847/853.6060 or [email protected].
Primary Source Verification:
Primary Source Verification is documented verification by an entity that issued a credential, such as a medical school or residency program, indicating that an individual's statement of possession of a credential is true. Verification can be done by mail, fax, telephone, or electronically, provided the means by which it is obtained are documented and measures are taken to demonstrate there was no interference in the communication by an outside party.
Secondary Source Verification:
Acceptable secondary source verification is documented verification of a credential through obtaining a verification report from an entity listed below as acceptable on the basis of that entity having performed the primary source verification. Information received from any of these sources must meet the same transmission and documentation requirements as outlined above for primary sources
Another health care organization, such as a hospital or group practice, that has carried out primary source or acceptable secondary source verification, provided it supplies directly, without transmission or involvement by the applicant or other third party, original documents or photocopies of the verification reports it has relied upon. A statement that it has performed verification is not sufficient.
Documents, diplomas, certificates or transcripts provided directly by the applicant rather than by the primary or secondary source are not acceptable.
The following are a few internet resources for verification of credentials:
American Medical Association Physician Master Profile
Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards
American Association of Dental Examiners
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
Association of American Medical Colleges
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Academy of Physician Assistants
American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Federation of State Medical Boards
American Osteopathic Association
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
American Board of Medical Specialties
American Dental Association (Specialty Boards Recognized by ADA)
American Podiatric Medical Association (Specialty Boards Recognized by the AMPA)
American Osteopathic Information Association
American Nurses Credentialing Center
American College of Nurse-Midwives
Educational Comission for Foreign Medical Graduates
National Comission on Certification of Physician Assistants
CVO Reports, provided requirements of Standard 2.II.B-4 are met.
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