NCO Financial Investigative Services now offers pre-employment background screening services to Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) members

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- NCO Financial Investigative Services is pleased to become a Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) AdminiServe Partner. MGMA is the nation's principal voice for medical group practices and has over 21,500 members.

The MGMA AdminiServe Partner Network is an exclusive network of select, peer-reviewed and tested vendors.  MGMA's AdminiServe program serves MGMA members by identifying vendors with broad appeal and exceptional customer service. Members receive special pricing, education and expert advice when they use AdminiServe partners. These companies have successfully completed a comprehensive peer review process. Products or services must meet the approval of two-thirds of test panel participants; pilot-testing can take up to 18 months to complete.

"We are proud to become an MGMA AdminiServe Partner and hope to assist practices with a key part of their operations in screening new employees," said Ken Eissing, Senior Vice President, NCO Financial Investigative Services. "We understand the importance of properly screening employees and assuring that they pose no harm to the practice or patients. Our solution is thorough, convenient and online so that medical practices can focus their attention on the health of their patients."

According to feedback from MGMA members, one of the most desired services by medical practices has been pre-employment background screening.  

"MGMA's members have stated the need for a comprehensive pre-employment background screening tool to assist them with staffing their practices.  We are thrilled to welcome NCO Financial Investigative Services as a new AdminiServe Partner and continue to strive to deliver value to our members through our AdminiServe program," said William F. Jessee, MD, FACMPE, MGMA president and CEO.  

About NCO Financial Investigative Services.

NCO Financial Investigative Services (FIS) is a worldwide commercial due diligence firm, providing in-depth background investigations, public record research and detailed analysis to the global business community. NCO FIS is honored to be the 2009 Outsourcing Company of the Year– North America, according to ACQ Finance Magazine. NCO Financial Investigative Services is part of the NCO Group of companies, one of the world's largest providers of business process outsourcing solutions. For more information, visit www.ncofis.com or call 1.800.755.0435.

About MGMA

MGMA is the premier membership association for professional administrators and leaders of medical group practices. Since 1926, MGMA has delivered networking, professional education and resources, and political advocacy for medical practice management. Today, MGMA's 21,500 members lead 13,700 organizations nationwide in which some 275,000 physicians provide more than 40 percent of the healthcare services delivered in the United States.

MGMA's mission is to continually improve the performance of medical group practice professionals and the organizations they represent. MGMA promotes the group practice model as the optimal framework for healthcare delivery, assisting group practices in providing efficient, safe, patient-focused and affordable care. MGMA is headquartered in Englewood, Colo., and maintains a government affairs office in Washington, D.C. Please visit mgma.com and follow our Twitter list  to find out which medical practices are using social media.

SOURCE NCO Financial Investigative Services

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