ECFMG ACGME( ECFMG, ACGME ) – Organization that grants certification to physicians (MD) graduating from medical school programs outside of the United States. This program assesses the readiness of foreign graduates to enter residency programs within the United States

Credentialing Primary Source Verification( Credentialing, Primary Source Verification ) - The collection, review and verification process used to determine the current professional qualifications, such as appropriate training, licensure, certification/accreditation, and academic background, of a medical practitioner and whether the practitioner meets pre-established criteria for participation and/or privileging in a managed care network, a hospital medical staff, or other medical settings

Federation Credentials Organization Credentials Verification Organization( Federation Credentials Organization, Credentials Verification Organization ) – an entity which contracts to perform credentialing verifications on practitioners for clients, but does not offer a peer review process, assume risk, or offer privileges or membership to the practitioner.

Det Norske Veritas International Accrediting Organization( Det Norske Veritas, International Accrediting Organization ) – International accreditation body that also has deeming status from CMS for hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Will most likely focus on providing a regulatory program that includes both CMS and ISO 9001 (International Organization for Standardization) oversight and compliance.

Adverse Actions Risk Management( Adverse Actions, Risk Management ) – an event, such as a reduction of privileges because of competence problems that must be reported to the NPDB by hospitals or other entities that grant privileges or membership to practitioners.

NPSG – National Patient Safety Goals JCPG - Joint Commission Safety Goals( NPSG – National Patient Safety Goals, JCPG - Joint Commission Safety Goals ) – TJC developed standards set to promote specific improvement in patient safety that focus on system-wide problematic areas of health care and provide expert/experience-based solutions. Implementation of hand-washing guidelines is an example of a solution to the “prevent infection” goal.

Focused Professional Practice Evaluation Focused Practice Practice Evaluation( Focused Professional Practice Evaluation, Focused Practice Practice Evaluation ) - monitoring and evaluation of a practitioner's performance and competency when a provider is new an organization and requesting privileges or when concerns about a provider’s competency or the ability for new privileges or when there are concerns regarding current competency in performing existing privileges.