1. DISASTER CREDENTIALING
Wisconsin Disaster Credentialing Project – started March, 2004
Initial goal – rapid credentialing of on- site volunteers
Few volunteers for pre-disaster credentialing opportunities

2. DISASTER CREDENTIALING
INITIAL PLAN –
License verification
Hospital affiliation data from voluntary data submission
Available online

3. DISASTER CREDENTIALING
MORPHED TO –
Online access to credentialing sources
NPDB, OIG, STATE LICENSE, ABMS, AOA, AMA
STATE HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
(VOLUNTARY SUBMISSION OF DATA)

4. ISSUES IDENTIFIED No pre-credentialing with low volunteer level
No inter-state availability
Complicated database discourages use
Apathy of users to register, learn system & submit data

5. ISSUES IDENTIFIED Why are states designing this 50 times?
Needlessly expensive?
Needlessly extensive?
Functionality during power or internet failure