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InRoomMD Partners with Credentialing Corp. of America.


CCA Verifies Accreditation of Travel Healthcare Concierge Physicians

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- InRoomMD, a travel healthcare concierge for visitors to the most popular North American destinations, has selected the Credentialing Corporation of America (CCA) to verify its physicians' accreditation status and to maintain an ongoing accreditation management process. CCA's NCQA-certified credentialing services support InRoomMD's guarantee that its network of American-trained physicians are fully board certified.

InRoomMD offers concierge-style healthcare services including 24-hour in-room physician visits, prescription replacements, specialist referrals and access to emergency care both direct to consumers by subscription and as a benefit to groups insured by traditional or travel healthcare policies. InRoomMD network services are available in a dozen North American cities, including its flagship network in Las Vegas. InRoomMD will have active networks in 40 cities by year-end.

"Credentialing Corporation of America facilitates the relationship between health care payers and healthcare providers by recognizing professional and technical competence," said CCA president, M. Kathleen Hoole. "InRoomMD's commitment to delivering consistently high quality healthcare services requires a systematic credentialing effort to ensure meaningful standards are met without compromise."

CCA offers comprehensive primary source verification services structured to ensure compliance with NCQA NCQA National Committee on Quality Assurance, see there , URAC URAC Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (health care accreditation & certification)
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URAC Union Regional de Apoyo Campesino
, AAAHC AAAHC Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care  and JCAHO JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, see there  standards. The elements verified differ among organizations achieving NCQA, URAC, AAAHC and JCAHO standards; however, at a minimum the following elements may be verified:

* Current state license;

* Clinical hospital privileges;

* DEA DEA - Data Encryption Algorithm  and CDS registration (as applicable);

* Board certification;

* Medical school and residency;

* Malpractice insurance coverage and claims history;

* Medicare/Medicaid sanctions;

* State license sanctions query;

* Work history; and

* NPDB NPDB National Practitioner Data Bank
NPDB Navy Provisional Detainee Battalion (US DoD)
NPDB Number Portability Data Base
 query (if designated by the client).

"At the heart of InRoomMD's Travel Healthcare Concierge model is quality assurance for individuals that cannot access their usual medical provider from their travel destination," said InRoomMD National Medical Director Carl A. Smart, MD. "Credentialing Corporation of America is a highly qualified, certified credentialing provider that ensures InRoomMD fulfills its quality guarantee."

About Credentialing Corporation of America

Credentialing Corporation of America, Inc. (CCA) is a credentials verification organization (CVO) that is available to provide on-going credentialing services or complete one-time projects for hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, PHOs, IPAs, managed behavioral healthcare organizations (MBHOs), and managed care organizations (MCOs) such as HMOs and PPOs.

Effective September 7, 2006, CCA was certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance National Committee for Quality Assurance Medical practice A private, not-for-profit organization which has become the leading accreditor of managed care plans; in site visits, NCQA reviewers evaluate a managed care plan in terms of quality management, physicians'  (NCQA) for its sixth time. CCA achieved certification from NCQA as a CVO for managed care organization (MCO MCO Managed care organization, see there ) practitioners, preferred provider organization pre·ferred provider organization
n.
Abbr. PPO A medical insurance plan in which members receive more coverage if they choose health care providers approved by or affiliated with the plan.
 (PPO PPO
abbr.
preferred provider organization


PPO Managed care Preferred provider organization, see there Infectious disease Pleuropneumonia-like organism, see there
) practitioners, and managed behavioral healthcare organization (MBHO) practitioners for 10 out of 10 elements. Certification is considered current and in good standing until September 11, 2008.

Effective June 1, 2007, CCA achieved full accreditation by URAC as a credentials verification organization (CVO). Accreditation is considered current and in good standing until June 1, 2010.

About InRoomMD

InRoomMD, owned and operated by American Housecall Physicians, is a Travel Healthcare Concierge Program offering travelers immediate access to quality urgent medical care while visiting the most popular U.S. travel destinations. The InRoomMD commitment to in-room care whenever possible is its trademark. Through its BeWell[TM], GetWell[TM] and StayWell[TM] programs, InRoomMD offers travelers per trip and annual subscriptions, as well as fee-for-service arrangements. InRoomMD's Travel Insurance Medical Management System (TIMMS TIMMS Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (formerly known as the Third International Mathematics and Science Study)
TIMMS TMDE (Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment) Integrated Maintenance Management System
) allows international travel and health insurance providers, assistance companies and managed care intermediaries to reduce claims costs while providing a better level of care.

InRoomMD's national network of American-trained, board certified internists and pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children.

pe·di·at·ric
adj.
Of or relating to pediatrics.
 physicians, and other providers are fully credentialed based on the universal standards developed by he American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO). InRoomMD has active networks in Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Houston, Las Vegas, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix/Scottsdale, San Diego, Toronto, and Washington DC. InRoomMD will expand its network presence to south Florida, California, New York, Texas New York is a hamlet in Henderson County, Texas, USA, about 11 miles east of Athens. Geography
New York lies at the intersection of FM 804 and FM 607 in a stereotypically flat portion of East Texas, surrounded mostly by farm land.
, Colorado, Canada, and other popular destinations by late 2007.

For more information about InRoomMD or TIMMS, contact Andrew Jacobson at 704-643-7205, and visit www.inRoomMD.com.

About American Healthcare Physicians

For more information about American Healthcare Physicians, contact Andrew Jacobson at 704-643-7205.
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