Credentialing 2019
24 September 19
| Jennifer Hickenlooper and Tanya Egbert
Having a comprehensive credentialing process is vital for healthcare organizations to avoid malpractice, protect against financial risks, and ensure patient safety. As a result of many recent M&As, organizations have larger pools of providers to credential and are increasingly looking for IT tools with robust functionality and automation to make the process more efficient. This report, a follow-up to KLAS’ first credentialing report from 2018, dives into how well solutions resolve some of credentialing’s biggest pain points—time-consuming onboarding, manual and paper processes, and the need for a single, enterprise source of truth.