Credentialing is critical for hospitals and health systems, as it validates a provider’s qualifications, board certifications, work history and references. The term usually comprises two separate ...

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Amid challenges like staff shortages, physician burnout and endless administrative tasks, hospitals and health systems still are striving to scale their services and impact. To make improvements that ...

Advanced eClinical Training (ACT), a national leader in online certification training for allied health careers, has been announced as an approved provider under the Army Credentialing Assistance (CA) ...

With the growth in telemedicine, Critical Access Hospitals have a renewed interest in exploring delegated credentialing. Several years ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ...

Deviating from physician credentialing best practices puts healthcare organizations at risk for claims of negligence. Although physician credentialing may seem like a tedious administrative task, poor ...

Provider credentialing is a necessary task that ensures physicians are qualified to deliver patient care and receive compensation. It impacts not only the providers’ ability to work, but also patient ...

Although rare, issues of malpractice, substandard care, and even the extreme case of “Dr. Death” are very real events that can happen in the medical community. Since the launch of the National ...

A recent industry technology user survey by Black Book reveals that over half of provider professionals and 80% of payer credentialing experts have identified key opportunities for improvement in ...

Inefficient credentialing processes are draining rural hospitals of critical revenue and delaying care, says this hospital leader. Editor's note: Martha Henley is the COO of Java Medical Group and CEO ...