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bureaucracy's way of asking a doctor to prove they're a doctor, again, forever.
means the formal process of verifying someone's qualifications, licenses, and work history before letting them practice or hold a role.
from from latin credere, to believe — medieval guilds vetted craftsmen the same way, minus the fax machines and 90-day waiting periods.
hospital timelinecan take 90 to 150 days per physician
primary source verificationrequired, copies of copies don't count
re-credentialingrepeats every 2-3 years, forever, no exceptions
for instance
joint commission accreditation — us hospitals must recredential doctors every 2 years to keep it
nurse licensure compact — lets rns work across 41 states without separate credentialing each time
caqh proview — a shared database over 1.9 million providers use to cut paperwork