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Empowering Providers in their Careers Improves Provider Satisfaction and Patient Care
Burn out and mental stress is leading to a shortage in providers across the U.S. In order to fight this pandemic we must look to empowering our providers and supporting them in...
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Infographic
Infographic
The State of the Industry: Medical Staff Credentialing
Get the latest trends and state of the credentialing industry to keep your healthcare organization competitive, efficient, and productive....
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Annual Report
Annual Report
2021 Annual Report on Medical Staff Credentialing
Credentialing and privileging industry will forever be changed by the pandemic and our report dives into the shifts, trends, and key insights learned during this past year and what...
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Industry Insight Webinar
Industry Insight Webinar
2021 Annual Report on Medical Staff Credentialing
We believe that our experience during the 2020 pandemic will forever change the way credentialing departments and medical staff offices function, and our survey findings support...
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Product Insight Webinar
Did You Know? VerityStream’s CVO Services Can Give You The Boost You Need In 2021
You can rely on VerityStream CVO to handle all your initial and re-credentialing files either in an overflow or full-service capacity. Our CVO provides a scope of services,...
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Industry Insight Webinar
Evolving Careers: Learning From Those Who Have Focused in a Specialty of Medical Staff Services (MSS)
Industry experts from St. Luke’s Health System, MedStar Health, Wellstar Health, and Legacy Health share insight into their career trajectories and how they obtained the skills...
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Why Future Proofing Your Credentialing Should be Your Top Initiative Right Now
COVID-19 has disrupted healthcare organizations dramatically and led to a $50B a month loss in revenue. We interviewed Chris Gann, AVP of Product at VerityStream, to learn how we...
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Industry Insight Webinar
Accreditation Standards & Credentialing Requirements for Today's Radiology Practices & Imaging Care Centers
In order to receive reimbursement from Medicare and other payers, today’s radiology practices and imaging care centers must be accredited by a designated accrediting organization....
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Annual Report
2020 Annual Report on Provider Enrollment
This report represents 563 responses of individuals involved in provider enrollment who provided information that is valuable to the healthcare industry....
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Credentialing in a Pandemic
In the face of a pandemic, it is pretty clear that everyone's facing a workforce challenge. This is why credentialing, privileging, and onboarding providers as rapidly as possible...
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Industry Insight Webinar
2020 Annual Report on Provider Enrollment: The State of the Industry and What’s Ahead
Every year, VerityStream, a leading provider of credentialing, enrollment, and privileging solutions for US healthcare organizations, conducts a survey to 500+ individuals involved...
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White Paper
White Paper
Privileging Telehealth Providers
Although telehealth is brimming with benefits, there are several issues involved with delivering it that need attention and clarification. Our white paper dives into these issues...
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White Paper
Facts all Urgent Care Clinics Need to Know to Keep Ahead of Their Competition
As more and more urgent care clinics enter the marketplace, competition is starting to heat up. Here are several ways your organization can remain at the forefront and be a leader...
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Industry Insight Webinar
The Financial Implications of Provider Data Management
Sorin Davis, Senior Vice President, Industry Relation, Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH), and Cheryl Cisneros, Consultant Advisor, VerityStream, will discuss the...
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Industry Insight Webinar
The Impact of Technology, COVID-19, and Other Factors on Credentialing and Medical Services Professionals
An exciting discussion of where the medical services and credentialing profession is headed - and how to determine the best way to position yourself for success. ...
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Infographic
You Have Credentialing Pains. VerityStream has Solutions
Spike in the number of physicians your hospital employs? Overloaded? Doing the best you can? We know these credentialing pains and we have the solutions to solve these challenges....
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Annual Report
2020 Annual Report on Medical Staff Credentialing
43.4% of medical services professionals we surveyed have fully implemented a single online application for their entire organization. Learn more in VerityStream’s 2020 Annual...
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Industry Insight Webinar
How to Prepare for the NCQA CVO Certification Process Including Virtual Surveys
Whether you are a CVO that is considering becoming NCQA certified for the first time, or are working towards recertification, the preparation process can be a daunting one,...
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Industry Insight Webinar
A Spotlight on Culture Change and How to Foster Agility
VerityStream recently released its 2020 Annual Report on Medical Staff Credentialing. Learn how industry leaders have faced the change brought on by the current crisis and their...
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Industry Insight Webinar
The Urgent Need for Credentialing and Privileging Automation in Urgent Care Clinics
UCCs must ensure patients receive competent care at qualified facilities from capable caregivers, but credentialing and privileging providers and facilities is a time-consuming job...
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Industry Insight Webinar
2020 Annual Report on Medical Staff Credentialing
VerityStream recently surveyed 996 medical services professionals and outlined all we learned in our 2020 Annual Report on Medical Staff Credentialing....
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Industry Insight Webinar
COVID-19 Series - What You Need to Know Today: Provider Enrollment and Financial Implications, Facts and Resources
This webinar will provide essential information to assist in navigating the challenges and enrollment implications in response to the COVID-19 disaster. ...
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Industry Insight Webinar
Privileging Telehealth Providers
As the U.S. healthcare systems braces for the expected surge of COVID-19 patients, the demand for telehealth services is greater than ever before. ...
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Industry Insight Webinar
COVID-19 Series - Conducting Virtual Credentialing Meetings and Electronic Approvals During the COVID-19 National Emergency
A National Emergency has been declared for COVID-19. Your job is changing daily as are requirements from the federal government. ...
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Industry Insight Webinar
COVID-19 Series - What You Need to Know Today: Tele-Staffing and Working from Home During the COVID-19 National Emergency
A National Emergency has been declared for COVID-19. Your job is changing daily as are requirements from the federal government. Have you suddenly been required to work from...
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Industry Insight Webinar
COVID-19 Series - What You Need to Know Today: Disaster and Telehealth Privileging During the COVID-19 National Emergency
A National Emergency has been declared for COVID-19. Your job is changing daily as are requirements from the federal government. What impact does this national emergency have on...
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Industry Insight Webinar
Automate Collection of Provider Procedure Data to Ensure Patient Safety
On March 31st at 1pm CST, VerityStream’s Vicki Searcy, Vice President of Consulting Services, and Sarah Cassidy, Solution Executive, will discuss a recently published industry...
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Guide
Top Reasons to Automate and Standardize Privileging with CredentialStream's Privilege Solution
Ready to be a privileging superstar? See how CredentialStream's Privilege solution can help you fortify patient care, satisfy providers, and comply with industry regulations....
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White Paper
Facts all Ambulatory Surgery Centers Need to Know About Privileging
Understand the facts and achieve clinical competency for Ambulatory Surgery Center credentialing and privileging, a vital pillar to patient safety and risk management. ...
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White Paper
Trends that Will Shape a New Decade in Healthcare
Fact or fad? Find out which trends will impact healthcare and provider management over the next decade and which will not in this new report....
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Infographic
Top 9 Reasons Why Medical Groups Choose CredentialStream for Provider Enrollment
Enroll faster and get paid faster – with CredentialStream you can. Check out the top 9 reasons medical groups choose CredentialStream for provider enrollment....
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Industry Insight Webinar
Privileging: What You Need to Know About Establishing and Maintaining Requirements for Basic and Advanced Life Support Certification
Attend this session and learn about the alphabet soup of the various types of certifications (ALS, ACLS, ATLS, NPR, PALS to name a few)....
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White Paper
What Medical Services Professionals (MSPs) Should Know About Life Support Certification
How VerityStream and HealthStream connect resuscitation certifications, provider validation, privilege delineation, and the American Red Cross together to save lives and improve...
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Annual Report
2019 Annual Report on Provider Enrollment and Health Plan Credentialing
We present the results in our annual industry report, compare previous years’ data, and look ahead to the future of the provider enrollment industry...
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Infographic
CMS Open Payments Database
Do you know which of your physicians have accepted pharmaceutical company payments? Use this infographic to make sure you are informed about CMS Open Payments....
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Annual Report
2019 Annual Report on Managing Conflicts of Interest
Conflicts of interest (COI) continue to be a hot button issue for hospitals, physicians, the federal government, and the public at large. This annual report outlines 10 key...
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Industry Insight Webinar
The Importance of Data Accuracy for Directories and Outbound Reports
Data accuracy has never been more critical as federal and state regulation become more stringent and require organizations to become more cognizant of directory data. VerityStream...
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Product Insight Webinar
Automate Privileging for Your Surgery Center
Take the burden off your staff and ensure compliance with government regulations by leveraging the most comprehensive library of evidence-based privilege delineation forms and more...
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Annual Report
2019 Annual Report on Medical Staff Credentialing
This report identifies highly important initiatives are process improvement, provider data management, standardizing privileges, implementing online provider applications, and the...
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Industry Insight Webinar
Dr. Death: What Lessons Can We Learn From The Tragic Events that Occurred in Texas?
In 2017, Christopher Duntsch, aka, Dr. Death, a neurosurgeon practicing in Texas, received a precedent-setting life sentence in prison for malpractice. Leaving a trail of over 30...
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Guide
Data Consolidation Creates a Single Source of Truth for Provider Data
Find out how to assemble the right team, the right approach, and acquire the right tools to discover your single source of truth. ...
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Infographic
Your Hospital Can’t Afford NOT to Invest in a Credentialing Solution
Here is why your healthcare organization must consider a credentialing solution or risk lost revenue. ...
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Guide
10 Tips for Choosing the Right Credentialing Solution
Are you prepared to get the most out of your credentialing vendor? We have created a list of the top 10 questions you should be asking during the credentialing solution selection...
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Client Insight Webinar
Don’t Be in Denial! Five Key Things to Know About Credentialing and Participation
Don’t be in denial! Protect your practice and your bottom line by learning all you can about credentialing and participation pitfalls, how to identify and avoid them and what you...
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Article
The Perils of Being a Late Credentialing Software Adopter
The seemingly constant barrage of new technology, products, and services available for your organization can be overwhelming. What features for credentialing services are best? How...
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Article
Get Your Head in the Clouds
Explore how to enhance and improve provider credentialing and enrollment with a cloud-based solution that doesn't require your IT for updates....
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Guide
Sanctions and Exclusions Verification and Monitoring Requires Vigilance
Monitoring for provider sanctions and exclusions are one of the most impactful processes on a medical practice's health. Rules and regulation are not going away and staying on top...
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Guide
Medical Group Credentialing and Enrollment Forecast Calling for Cloud
Provider onboarding, enrollment and verification are vital processes and are a necessary part of the practice’s business operations. They should be simple, easy, and organic to...
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Client Insight Webinar
Standardizing Privileges in a Health System: What it Takes to be Successful
During this webinar, you will understand how INTEGRIS HEALTH was successful at standardizing privileges within their health system. ...
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Product Insight Webinar
You’re Not Dreaming - Streamlined Referring Provider Validation is Here
VerityStream’s Referring Provider Validation Solution enables a hospital to establish a source of truth for referring providers, available as a stand-alone solution or as an...
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Client Insight Webinar
Integrating Centralized Credentialing Services and Provider Enrollment
Legacy Health’s journey to centralized credentialing and provider enrollment and the many benefits that the organization has experienced as a result of the integration. ...
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White Paper
6 Benefits of One Source of Truth for Provider Data for Credentialing and Enrollment and How to Get There
Consolidation creates a single source of truth for provider data, with one application and one reappointment date across all system facilities. A physician is in the system only...
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Infographic
Provider Enrollment Revenue Woes for Medical Groups
The cost of inefficient provider enrollment processes can be in the thousands of dollars, a detrimental number for medical groups. We break down the numbers in a concise...
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White Paper
5 Things You Need to Know Now About Provider Data, CAQH, and CAQH Enrollment and Integration
CAQH is helping drive the goal of reducing healthcare costs by streamlining the way provider data is maintained and improving credentialing and enrollment processes....
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Guide
The Definitive Guide to Delegated Credentialing
If you’re interested in shaving weeks off your provider enrollment process, delegated credentialing might be for you. This guide will explain all you need to know about delegated...
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Guide
How to Build a Case for Investing in a Medical Group Payer Credentialing Solution
Increase productivity, reduce costs, and improve business operations on your to do list? Here is a way to figure out which one will benefit your organization the most....
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White Paper
The Perils of Not Having Automated Medical Group Provider Enrollment Software Technology
Are you overwhelmed by the plethora of software innovation options before you? Are you worried it is too much of an investment? Don't hesitate, the dangers of being a late adopter...
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Article
Poor Provider Data Could Lead to a Clash with CAQH
Accurate provider data is one of the key drivers of credentialing, maintaining network provider directories, facilitating claims processes, and much more. This is also critical for...
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Guide
How to Turn Your Medical Group Provider Enrollment Nightmares into Dreams
Not all nightmares have bad endings. Discover how VerityStream transformed other organizations just like yours and the benefits they now reap....
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Article
Benefits of Using the Cloud in Healthcare
Two-thirds of IT leaders from health systems, hospitals, and other large healthcare organizations reported that they currently utilize the cloud or cloud services at their...
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Industry Insight Webinar
Credentialing: An Industry of Change
How change has and is impacting the Credentialing industry. ...
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Annual Report
2018 Annual Report on Provider Enrollment
We continue to see organizations implementing new strategies to decrease costs and accelerate revenue, and this trend toward implementing new solutions will continue into 2019 and...
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Article
Learning From Those Who Weathered The Storm
Every healthcare facility has a disaster plan, but the size and scope of those can vary greatly. The most forward-thinking hospitals have a comprehensive strategy that includes...
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Infographic
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing and OPPE: The Quality Connection
Do you know how Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services measures the four quality domains of healthcare? Learn more about the qualities measured and how Ongoing Professional...
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Industry Insight Webinar
Privileging Telemedicine Providers: Where the Industry Stands in 2018
This webinar is focused on key pressure points experienced by today’s healthcare organizations related to determining how telemedicine and telehealth providers will be permitted to...
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Article
How to Keep Current When It Comes to CME
Have you ever asked what are the requirements surrounding continuing medical education? All states require CME for license registration, and most states require CME for license...
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Article
Revenue Cycle Management Is Keeping CFOs Up at Night
There have been a number of events in recent years that have put increased pressure on revenue cycle management in the healthcare industry—not the least of which was the recent...
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Article
The Role of the CVO in a Merger or Acquisition
Is your medical office prepared to take the relationship to the next step? The integration of two or more credentialing databases will be one of the most significant efforts in...
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Article
A Glimpse Into Banner Health's CVO
Learn how Banner Health System made data integrity a priority for their organization and eliminated many of the common threats that a healthcare organization faces when they don’t...
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White Paper
What is Your Single Source of Truth for Enterprise-Wide Credentialing, Privileging, and Enrollment?
A panel of healthcare executives recently estimated that forty percent of the national healthcare spend is a waste. This amounts to 1.3 trillion dollars of waste every year. For...
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Article
Inconsistent Provider Rosters Threaten Revenue and Compliance
Have you ever asked your credentialing office for an updated provider roster? The request is not as simple as it sounds. Learn more about our best practices in our white paper....
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Infographic
The Benefits of Cloud
Switching to the cloud can help organizations in more ways than one. Improved security capability, the ability to quickly meet business demands, and improving service levels and...
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Annual Report
2018 Annual Report on Medical Staff Credentialing
The credentialing process has been around for decades, but is continuously changing. This annual report shows how the process has changed and what the credentialing process needs...
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Infographic
How to Automate Your Medical Staff Office
Discover how VerityStream keeps up with the State of the Industry in credentialing, enrollment and privileging. ...
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White Paper
10 Tips for Evaluating Your Privileging System
One of the most difficult tasks that medical staff organizations face is designing an effective clinical privileging system. Leverage these tips and make sure you are making the...
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White Paper
The CVO: 6 Essentials for Achieving Rapid and Successful Centralization
The credentialing process can be a very complicated and long process. Renee Zimmerman gives us her keys to making the process succeed....
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White Paper
Medical Staff Clinical Privileging
Discover 4 ways to improve compliance of your clinical privileging process....
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Infographic
Accelerate the Provider Enrollment Process
In order to reach the overall goal of reducing enrollment times and increasing provider satisfaction, over half of provider enrollment professionals believe that the provider...
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Industry Insight Webinar
Who, what, and where? How redundancy in the healthcare industry is costing millions.
Healthcare companies are currently wasting millions of dollars because work is being repeated and expertise is not being shared. If your company is using multiple systems to verify...
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Industry Insight Webinar
How to Manage Disruptive Providers on Your Staff
In depth discussion regarding disruptive provider behavior in the healthcare sector including steps on how to manage, sanction, rehabilitate these providers. ...
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White Paper
3 Credentials Verification Organization Workflow Methodologies
Determine the best credentials verification and application process for your CVO....
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White Paper
5 Credentials Verification Organization Communication Best Practices
Best practices to facilitate seamless communication and workflow between the CVO and the hospital leaders and providers....
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White Paper
5 Benefits of a Credentials Verification Organization
Overworked and short staffed? Consider the many benefits of using a Credentials Verification Organization to perform credentialing and recredentialing activities....
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White Paper
4 Credentials Verification Organization Services Your Organization Should Be Using
Enhance your credentialing abilities by leveraging the benefits of a credentials verification organization....
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5 Credentials Verification Organization Application Processes
Determine the best application processes for your healthcare organization....
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Credentials Verification Organizations by the Numbers
Benchmark metrics for credentials verification organizations....
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Annual Report
2017 Annual Report on Provider Enrollment
Industry report for medical groups, hospitals, and healthcare organizations who are actively seeking solutions to improve provider enrollment efficiency....
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Infographic
Provider Credentialing & Enrollment Impact on Revenue Cycle
Why provider enrollment is now an important part of the revenue cycle according to healthcare research. ...
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White Paper
Automate your Credentialing Process with the Credentialing Automation Tool Belt
Paperless credentialing tips to help your healthcare organization save both time and money while multiplying productivity and efficiency....
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Guide
The Ultimate Guide to Paperless Credentialing
Discover nine tools which can help your organization transition to paperless credentialing!...
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Article
Standardization Needed for Credentialing and Provider Enrollment
Addressing the need for more standardization within medical staff office to improve provider onboarding, credentialing, and enrollment....
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Infographic
The Inefficiency of Manual Provider Enrollment Applications
Approximately 18 payer applications need to be processed for every provider. If your facility has 250 providers and you spend a full business day collecting data and processing...
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Infographic
Key Metrics of the Credentialing Office
The numbers don’t lie – credentialing is a tough job. Learn about the state of the provider credentialing industry & how automation plays a part in our infographic....
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Infographic
The Cost of Provider Onboarding
A growing number of U.S. doctors are leaving private practice for hospital employment. While the hospital may be paying a salary to its new physician beginning on day one of...
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White Paper
5 Key Components of Credentialing System Interoperability
This whitepaper describes the key components required to enable credentialing systems to achieve interoperability across the healthcare enterprise....
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Annual Report
2017 Annual Report on Medical Staff Credentialing
This report's findings show that organizations are working diligently to improve their credentialing processes, although most have yet to complete their efforts....
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Annual Report
2016 Annual Report on Provider Enrollment
Research reveals the current and changing environment of credentialing, provider enrollment, delegated credentialing for hospitals and medical groups....
