Medical Staff Affairs

Judi became a hospital authority employee in December 1998 and has more than 40 years of experience as a medical staff coordinator in facilities ranging from a 97-bed rural hospital to a 910-bed academic hospital. She also worked for a managed care organization. She directs daily activities in the health system medical staff office with more than 1,600 providers, as well as serves as expert in credentialing to meet both The Joint Commission standards and National Commission on Quality Accreditation for delegated credentialing activities. She has been active in state and national organizations in her field holding offices in both.

Pat started with the hospital in January 2000. Pat has more than 40 years of hospital experience. Her wide knowledge base and dedication to quality has been instrumental in raising the standards this department follows. She processes applications for medical staff and allied health professionals. She is the lead coordinator for questions relating to medical staff applications.

Becky has been with the medical staff office since June 2016. Originally from Shawnee, Kansas, she returned to the KC area from Dallas, Texas, to join our staff. She has previous experience as credentialing coordinator with a physician group. She processes medical staff and allied health professional applications and is designated our lead for questions relating to allied health applications.

Casey started with the medical staff office in August 2020. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Casey has been in the credentialing field since 2012 and comes to us from UCLA Health, Los Angeles, California, where she most recently served as the medical staff office manager and has experience working with the UCLA CVO. She will be processing initial and reappointment applications for medical staff and allied health professionals and will be taking on more responsibilities as she becomes acquainted with our processes. Casey has served NAMSS as a member of the testing redesign committee for the certification board.

Jo’s responsibilities include expiration reports for all staff, support of the director, medical staff office functions, accounts payable, as well as the chief of staff calendar. Educated as a teacher, she worked as administrative assistant to the executive director of a local radiology group before she joined the medical staff office in November 2011.