CHICAGO, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Morrisey Associates’ Web-based credentialing software, MSO for the Web(TM) (MSOW(TM)), is being implemented at the nine-hospital Shands HealthCare system, headquartered in Gainesville, Fla.
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MSOW combines the speed and flexibility of the Internet with Morrisey’s advanced technology to automate physician and allied health professional credentialing. This recently launched product is a substantial improvement over existing credentialing systems, and is now in production at several sites and being implemented at numerous others.
“We have been a Morrisey customer since 1999 when we purchased the MSO(TM) application for credentialing. We have always been pleased with Morrisey as a software vendor and are looking forward to the many enhancements offered by the new MSO for the Web application,” says Carol Shaw, CPMSM, director, Shands HealthCare Credentialing Verification Services. “We are really looking forward to the integration into one centralized database of Apogee(TM) for managed care, e/Delineate(TM) for privilege inquiry, and MSOnet(TM), which enables physicians to enter their applications online via the Web.
“Also, given that we have a large credentialing operation to manage, I look forward to MSOW’s Manager Control Panel, which will enable me to know the status of all the credentialing processes occurring within our centralized system,” Shaw adds. “This capability will make it easier for me to focus my attention on potential problem areas before they require crisis management.
“From an IT perspective, MSOW will be much easier to support and maintain,” she continues. “Our hospital system is spread out over 50 miles. This creates a logistical problem when systems have to be upgraded. With MSOW, we will be able to make all the required changes on one central application server and eliminate the extra travel.”
Adds Morrisey CEO Jerry Zoldan, “By listening to the needs of our customers, we have released a product that sets a new industry standard for credentialing. MSOW transforms a traditionally time-consuming process into a universally accepted electronic environment that increases productivity and reduces operational costs.”
MSOW reduces errors in credentialing and verifications, and decreases reliance on IT staff for day-to-day support. Because the product is Web-based, it is accessible to users any time, anywhere and offers the ultimate in flexibility of access to critical credentialing information. The software can be configured for single or multiple facilities and can be customized to meet any organization’s needs.
“This is one of the most sophisticated and flexible credentialing products on the market today,” Zoldan says. “MSOW integrates the features that customers sought and delivers them in a way no other company’s software can.”
About Morrisey Associates
Morrisey Associates is an industry leader in the field of credentialing applications. The Chicago-based company has nearly 20 years’ experience in developing innovative, cost-effective products that automate and simplify the credentialing and verification process.
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