Biography:
Tammy West is the Director of Professional Services for The Hardenbergh Group. She brings over 25 years of experience in healthcare administration and 16 years in Medical Staff Services. Tammy specializes in CVO operations, provider credentialing, provider enrollment, quality analysis, quality improvement, quality auditing, delegation audits, and policy and procedure creation and implementation. She has extensive experience with CMS, TJC, and NCQA requirements for provider credentialing and medical staff services.
Prior to joining The Hardenbergh Group, Tammy was a consultant and independent contractor for hospitals, health systems, CVOs, locum companies, and private practices across the United States. She has vast experience as an MSP, including credentialing specialist, provider enrollment specialist, medical staff coordinator, Medical Staff Manager, and CVO Director.
Tammy was a CVO Manager where she was responsible for creating and implementing policies and procedures for a new corporate CVO. During her tenure, the CVO achieved NCQA accreditation and delegated credentialing status with commercial payors. Additionally, Tammy worked as a quality auditor for an NCQA-certified managed care company and as an Adjunct Instructor teaching medical office systems classes.
Tammy has a BS in Human Services Management and a master’s in healthcare administration with a minor in Education. She is a member of the North Carolina Association of Medical Staff Services and the National Association Medical Staff Services.
