Oklahoma Medical Board Streamlines Physician Licensure Process
05 Juni 2014 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
New online application simplifies process for
physicians seeking multi-state licensure
The Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision (OSBMLS)
recently launched the Uniform Application for Physician State
Licensure (UA) to streamline the licensure process for Oklahoma
physicians.
The Uniform Application makes it easier for physicians to become
licensed in multiple states by providing a “core” application used
by the 23 state medical boards using the UA. It eliminates the need
for physicians to re-enter data multiple times and makes it easier
for physicians to apply for licensure in multiple states. Among the
benefits the UA offers Oklahoma physicians:
- Auto-populates key data, saving
physicians time by eliminating the need to re-enter information
multiple times.
- Information provided by physicians is
stored in a permanent data repository, which is available to
physicians when they apply for licensure in another of the growing
number of states using the UA.
- Auto-populates credentialing data for
users of the Federation Credentials Verification Service
(FCVS).
“This is a huge move forward in convenience for physicians,”
said Lyle Kelsey, executive director the Oklahoma Board of Medical
Licensure and Supervision. “Many physicians practice in multiple
states, and the old process could be very tedious and cumbersome.
Now it’s a much simpler, faster process.”
In addition, Oklahoma is the first state to implement a
web-service call between the Federation Credentials Verification
Service (FCVS) application form and the existing OSBMLS licensing
database. The web-service allows the two systems to share
information to provide a more seamless user experience.
In layman’s terms, the OSBMLS system sends FSMB a Unique ID that
the user provides and FSMB sends back all the info the user had
entered on FSMB’s application form. Approximately 70 percent of
applicant data for the UA can be pre-populated when the applicant
uses FCVS. As UA usage continues to grow, the number of the more
than 170,000 FCVS users accessing this added convenience is
expected to increase as well.
OSBMLS developed the application in collaboration with the
Federation of State Medical Boards and OK.gov, Oklahoma’s official
website managed by the eGovernment firm, NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV).
For more information about the UA, please visit
http:www.fsmb.org/ua.html or contact Ingo Hagemann, Director of UA,
at ihagemann@fsmb.org.
About the Federation of State Medical Boards
The FSMB is a national non-profit organization representing all
medical boards within the United States and its territories that
license and discipline allopathic and osteopathic physicians and,
in some jurisdictions, other health care professionals. It assists
these state and territorial medical boards as they go about their
mandate of protecting the public’s health, safety and welfare. The
FSMB leads by promoting excellence in medical practice, licensure,
and regulation. For more information, please visit
www.fsmb.org.
About the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and
Supervision
The mission of the board is to promote the Health, Safety and
Well-being of the citizens (patients) of Oklahoma by requiring a
high level of qualifications, standards and continuing education
for licenses regulated by Oklahoma Medical Board. To protect the
ongoing Health Safety and Well-being of the citizens (patients) of
Oklahoma by investigating complaints, conducting public hearings,
effectuating and monitoring disciplinary actions against any of the
licensed professionals, while providing the licensee with proper
due process and all rights afforded under the law. To provide any
member of society upon request, a copy of the specific public
records and information on any of the licensed professionals. For
more information, please visit www.okmedicalboard.org.
About OK.gov
OK.gov is the official website of the state of Oklahoma and a
collaborative effort between the Oklahoma Office of Management and
Enterprise Services (OMES) and Oklahoma Interactive, LLC to help
Oklahoma government entities Web-enable their information services.
OMES is responsible for OK.gov. Oklahoma Interactive operates,
maintains, and markets OK.gov and is part of eGovernment firm NIC’s
(NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.
About NIC
Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading
provider of official government websites, online services, and
secure payment processing solutions. The company's innovative
eGovernment services help make government more accessible to
everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies provides
eGovernment solutions for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local
agencies in the United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the
“100 Best Small Companies in America” five times, most recently
ranked at No.11 (2013), and the company has been included three
times on the Barron’s 400 Index. Additional information is
available at http://www.egov.com.
OK.govMark Mitchell, 405-524-3468 Ext.
120mark.mitchell@www.ok.govorFSMBDrew Carlson,
817-868-4043dcarlson@fsmb.orgwww.fsmb.org
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