title: Automation comes to the aid of credentialing efforts.
abstract: Virtually every hospital and managed care plan performs credentialing for every physician, and it can be a labor-intensive--and redundant--effort. But administrative software tools are being developed and expanded to better gather and keep track of vital information about physicians. Some providers and health plans are also working together to centralize the process by electronically sharing the information.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cross
mesh_terms: D002641:Chicago; D003284:Contract Services; D003406:Credentialing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000639:trends*; D008504:Medical Staff Privileges; D010820:Physicians / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012984:Software; D014481:United States