ProgramCIP 51.0717

Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician

A program that prepares individuals to perform credentialing, privileging, personnel management, and accreditation compliance services for hospitals and other health care facilities and organizations. Includes instruction in medical staff organization and management, medical terminology, credentialing and re-credentialing, health care accreditation and regulatory standards, health care law, meeting and negotiation management, and office information systems management.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).