subject: Hiring Credentialing Specialists….Taking Your Name and Services to Boom [print this page] Hiring Credentialing Specialists.Taking Your Name and Services to Boom
It has been a very wise step on the part of governmental agencies to mandate the process of medical credentialing. Medical credentialing has become compulsory for all medical practitioners, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, clinics, group practices, provider networks, managed behavioral healthcare organizations and managed care organizations. The reason behind this process to be made compulsory is that medical credentialing is a sort of proof that a medical provider is eligible to practice in his or her area of specialization. Hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, clinics, managed behavioral healthcare organizations and managed care organizations prefer to get credentialing verification done before hiring any medical practitioner. Since medical credentialing is quite a tedious job, therefore, many health care organizations these days prefer to outsource credentialing specialists. By outsourcing these services to a credentialing specialist, an organization can save time and valuable resources. Moreover a CVO usually has a team of credentialing specialists, each of whom work dedicatedly for separate credentialing file. This working technique eradicates the possibilities of any discrepancy or error during the process. All credentialing specialists are accredited by major accreditation organizations named NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) and URAC (Utilization Review Accreditation Council). This is mandatory for CVOs to work upon credentialing applications as per norms of NCQA and URAC. Therefore, there is no reason why a medical organization cannot trust credentialing specialists. A good credentialing specialist can take a medical provider's name and services to a boom.Therefore, there is no reason why a medical organization cannot trust credentialing specialists. A good credentialing specialist can take a medical provider's name and services to a boom.
