Benefits

Get additional comprehensive services, included with your purchase of Physician Screening Services.

Physician Screening Services provides clients with a customizable template of recommended policies and procedures for conducting background investigations. This service ordinarily can cost up to $5,000.

The common goal of the Kroll Background Screening Group and HCPro is to assist organizations and key management in creating well thought-out policies and procedures that provides:

• A uniform approach to privileging and decision making
• Legal compliance with state or federal laws
• Standards that meet the guidelines of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding the use of specific information
• Reduction in the risk of workplace violence
• An excellent way to avoid negligent appointment, hiring, promotion, retention, and supervision
• Notice to all applicants/employees
• Appointment/hiring criteria for implementation
• A matrix of barrier crimes that would prohibit the appointment or privileging of a physician or AHP

For you to be effective in your background investigations, you will receive the following documents or services:

• Draft policy and procedures (with customizable options) on what medical staff services professionals should do with background investigation results
• List of barrier crimes that would prevent hiring, appointment, or reappointment
• Clear and concise instructions/procedures to implement via the Internet
• A proprietary compliance manual on state and federal regulations (available on the Web)
• Industry-relevant research and resource guide (available on the Web)-Legal research and relevant charts to understand state, federal, or other laws that affect an industry and meet compliance standards
• Consultation with experts on policies and procedures and more

Physician Screening Services offers an industry-leading quality assurance program that promises our clients the highest standards of accuracy and efficiency. The quality assurance program-managed by The Kroll Background Screening Group's legal department-ensures that all investigation reports comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. (FCRA) and other regulatory requirements.

Physician Screening Services is committed to the integrity and accuracy of its reports. Our investigation services are unique in that we indemnify our clients. Investigations are backed by one of the best insurance policies available for errors and omission coverage in the unlikely event of mistakes on our part.

• Fast Turn-around: Background investigations are usually completed within three to five business days.
• Convenient, Online Access: The Kroll Background Screening Group pioneered Internet-based background investigation services and continues to maximize the Internet as a platform for obtaining, storing, transmitting and analyzing, and managing information. Because our systems are Web-based, clients need only a Web browser to access our secure systems and also benefit from frequent enhancements at no additional fee.
• Report Sharing: With Physician Screening Services' secure Internet access, you're able to share paperless reports (and reduce your costs!) with your credentialing colleagues in your partner facilities, saving your organization considerable time and money.
• Advice: The Kroll Background Screening Group's and HCPro's combined experience and expertise provides you with a number of added benefits, such as guidelines on what to do with the information you receive on particular physicians (e.g., driving under the influence of alcohol), help with developing policies and procedures, and access to excellent client service.