Seven tips for faster credentialing

Jan 2, 2019

Credentialing a new provider is a tedious and slow process in which every false step or delay can cost you money. These seven tips can expedite the process.

Credentialing a new provider is a tedious and slow process in which every false step or delay can cost you money. And alas, the move from paper to electronics has done little to expedite or dummy-proof the process.

Follow these tip—all learned the hard way by yours truly—to expedite the credentialing of a new provider.

_{Lucien W. Roberts, III, MHA, FACMPE, is administrator of Gastrointestinal Specialists, Inc., a 27-provider private practice in Central Virginia. He may be reached at lroberts@gastrova.com.}

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