Our team is your organization’s credentialing right hand

In previous posts, I have discussed how the Barton Credentialing Team assists locum tenens physicians and nurse practitioners in the credentialing process. We provide this service to our locums because we recognize they are busy and we want to expedite the paperwork process. In turn, this also helps the organization’s credentialing office by ensuring all paperwork and credentialing documents are quickly returned—correct, current, and complete. This is one of the many services the Barton Credentialing Team provides to organizations. Each locum tenens assignment is given to a specific credentialer in the Barton office who focuses solely on the organization’s needs. Barton credentialers do everything they can to assist with the credentialing process and build a positive relationship with each organization, because we may be working together many more times. Overall, we hope that we can serve as the credentialing office’s right hand in order to meet credentialing deadlines. Here are the many ways we do this:

• Gather and organize important credentialing documents
• Supply current credentialing information
• Track verifications and references so they are returned in a timely manner
• Follow up with the locum tenens provider about any additional paperwork or credentials required
• Supply a courtesy Barton Application when an organization does not have a formal credentialing process (Read more on that here)
• Maintain credentialing documents on our secured servers so we always have up-to-date credentialing information for assignments that require a quick turnaround
• Arrange for any lab work mandatory for employee health requirements
• Complete background checks and fingerprinting
• Update CAQH profiles
• Assist with DEA address changes
• Update expired credentials

This is all done while maintaining a professional and friendly relationship with both the organization and the provider. We understand there are deadlines to be met and files must be presented at committee meetings, so we do everything we need to do in order to help meet them, while respecting the facilities’ accreditation rules and bylaws. The other great aspect to the Barton Credentialing Team is that we are just that, a team. We work together to meet deadlines, teach each other new aspects of credentialing, and provide support in order to create a beneficial experience for all parties involved in the credentialing process. This is one of the top reasons why our credentialing team is one of the best to work with. We look forward to sharing that with you the next time you credential one of our providers for a locum tenens job!