Stephanie Russell, BS, CPMSM, CPCS, is the southern region director of medical staff services and credentialing at UCHealth in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She has been an executive medical staff services professional for over 30 years overseeing medical staff affairs, including medical education, graduate medical education, bylaws, regulatory compliance and accreditation, health system credentialing for both hospital and health plans, credentialing service contracts for outside entities, as well as delegation agreements and audits. She currently oversees four facilities, with three medical staffs, including a critical access hospital. She was an instructor for the National Association of Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) for over 10 years and has made many presentations at state and national education conferences throughout the country on topics related to credentialing, privileging, professional development, and regulatory compliance for both NCQA and The Joint Commission. She is also a past NAMSS Board member, IAMSS State president and has been a collaborator and coach with Team Med Global since its inception expanding her teachings to include practice management, managed care and quality for medical staffs and hospitals. She is the co-author of Verify and Comply: Credentialing, Medical Staff, and Ambulatory Care Standards.