Locum Credentialing tips

[MH198886]

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Hi everyone. Just wondering if any locum experts can share their wisdom regarding credentialing process. I am currently trying to build my work at several sites as I recently had transitioned to full time locum. I feel like a burden to my previous PP friends whom I use as references. Each new place wants 3 or 4 references. There must be a centralized place where the hospital could just access and have the reference people just fill one time. Thanks.

 

[cittykat]

References are no longer a burden like they once were when you actually had to compose a letter. Nowadays it’s just a few clicks and require <2min.

 

[aneftp]

Lol. OP is obviously very young at the locums and hospital credentialing game.

The purpose of all this messy credentialing dept in different hospitals is to create jobs. If they centralized everything, it would actually mean the system is saving money.

My best advice is to create an online folder. Upload all ur medical licenses, cme, case logs, immunizations records, residency diplomas/board certifications and ur most recent cv into your own central database

Many of hospital credentialing paperwork is repetitive. It’s sucks but once u get the hang of it it really doesn’t take long.

The real issue with references is ur references get so many emails. Sometimes they don’t get to ur reference for weeks so u gotta personally remind them to check their email. Sometimes hospitals call me directly for verbal references but I hardly ever pickup the phone anymore It’s from unknown number and I don’t bother to check my voicemail.

Like I finally got around to answering a reference from May 7 voicemail last night. I didn’t even know they called me for reference.

 

[Ashers]

References are no longer a burden like they once were when you actually had to compose a letter. Nowadays it’s just a few clicks and require <2min.

Unless it's the reference for comp health. Then it's ridiculously long and detailed.

But they are bad in general. I'm waiting to be reimbursed for my expenses, and i have a person i can go to when things go wrong. I have to contact her about one a month. this is not the first time my paycheck has been incorrect.

 

[MirrorTodd]

Lol. OP is obviously very young at the locums and hospital credentialing game.

The purpose of all this messy credentialing dept in different hospitals is to create jobs. If they centralized everything, it would actually mean the system is saving money.

My best advice is to create an online folder. Upload all ur medical licenses, cme, case logs, immunizations records, residency diplomas/board certifications and ur most recent cv into your own central database

Many of hospital credentialing paperwork is repetitive. It’s sucks but once u get the hang of it it really doesn’t take long.

The real issue with references is ur references get so many emails. Sometimes they don’t get to ur reference for weeks so u gotta personally remind them to check their email. Sometimes hospitals call me directly for verbal references but I hardly ever pickup the phone anymore It’s from unknown number and I don’t bother to check my voicemail.

Like I finally got around to answering a reference from May 7 voicemail last night. I didn’t even know they called me for reference.

Ya but some jobs have different departments that all want the same reference, but they don't share the one already sent between departments so the reference writers have to send in the same reference 2 or 3 times. It gets tedious following up on all that.