Kathy Matzka, CPMSM, CPCS
Physician Credentialing Policies and Procedures for Healthcare Organizations, Expert Witness Testimony

Consultant, speaker, and author with over 20 years of experience in credentialing, privileging, facility accreditation and medical staff services and expert witness testimony.

Kathy Matzka, CPMSM, CPCS is a speaker, consultant, and writer with over 20 years of experience in credentialing, privileging, and medical staff services.  She holds certification by the National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) in both Medical Staff Management and Provider Credentialing.  Kathy worked for 13 years as a hospital medical staff coordinator before venturing out on her own as a consultant, writer, and speaker.

Kathy has authored a number of books related to medical staff services including both the fifth and sixth editions of the Compliance Guide to Joint Commission Medical Staff Standards, and The Medical Staff Meeting Companion Tools and Techniques for Effective Presentations.  For the past eight years, she has been the contributing editor for the credentialing industry’s premier credentialing publication, The Credentials Verification Desk Reference and, recently, its companion website The Credentialing and Privileging Desktop Reference.

She has performed extensive work with NAMSS’ Library Team developing and editing educational materials related to the field including CPCS Certification Exam Preparatory Course, NAMSS Core Curriculum, CPMSM and CPCS Professional Development Workshops, and Independent Study Programs. These programs are essential educational tools for both new and seasoned medical services professionals.  She also serves as a speaker and instructor for NAMSS.

Kathy shares her expertise by serving on the editorial advisory boards for three publications -  Briefings on Credentialing, Credentialing, Peer Review Legal Insider, and Advisor for Medical and Professional Staff Services.  Kathy is also a highly-regarded industry speaker, and in this role has developed and presented numerous programs for professional associations, hospitals, and hospital associations on a wide range of topics including provider credentialing and privileging, medical staff meeting management, peer review, negligent credentialing, provider competency, and accreditation standards.

She serves as an expert in provider credentialing, privileging, and other aspects of medical staff management.  Kathy is on the Advisory Board and as Co-chair of the Credentialing and Medical Staff Development Community of Practice for CGIH.  In her spare time, she takes pleasure in spending time with her family, listening to music, traveling, hiking, fishing, and other outdoor activities.

Special Interests
Physician Credentialing and Privileging
JCI and Joint Commission Standards
Performing Arts Medicine Program Development