Health care credentialing is broken: How to fix the staffing crisis

Imagine a world-class anesthesiologist at a major hospital in Manhattan. She is fully credentialed, board-certified, and has been saving lives at that facility for 5 years. On her day off, she wants to pick up an extra shift at a surgery center 3 blocks away that is currently short-staffed and desperate for help. Logic says she should be able to walk in, show her “Ready-to-Work” status, and start. Instead, she …

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Health care credentialing is broken: How to fix the staffing crisis