📰 THE CREDENTIALING CHRONICLES Volume 2: Why Credentialing Feels Like Dating a Red Flag

Hey there, Healthcare Heroes!

Let’s be honest. Credentialing isn’t a task. It’s a relationship. And not the cute, rom-com kind. We’re talking toxic, confusing, “are-we-or-aren’t-we” kind of relationship.

Let’s break it down...

💌 STAGE 1: THE HONEYMOON PHASE

You’ve got a new provider. They’re certified, licensed, professional—and they send their documents before you even ask twice.

You think to yourself, “Maybe credentialing isn’t so bad anymore. "This one’s different, right?

Wrong.

🕳 STAGE 2: GHOSTED

You ask for their updated malpractice. Crickets. You send a gentle nudge. Nothing. You check your outbox, just in case. Still nothing.

You start rereading old emails like breakup texts. "They were so responsive once... what happened?"

🚩 STAGE 3: MIXED SIGNALS

When the do reply...... They send a cropped screenshot of their license with a smudge on it.

The app needs a wet signature—but they “don’t own a printer” and ask if an Instagram filter over a signed napkin counts.

🕒 STAGE 4: THE 11PM PANIC

You’re halfway to dreamland when you sit up in bed in a cold sweat. "Did I forget to re-attest CAQH for Dr. Murphy?!"

You open your laptop with one eye. You didn’t forget—but now you’re up, logged into three portals, and muttering something about career change.

🌀 STAGE 5: THE GASLIGHT

You follow up with the payer. You submitted everything. You have confirmation. They say:" We never received it."

Suddenly, you're questioning reality. Maybe it never happened. Maybe you imagined the whole thing. Maybe you're living in an alternate timeline where nothing is ever processed.

🏆 STAGE 6: SWEET, SWEET APPROVAL

Out of nowhere, it happens. Your provider is approved. Enrolled. Privileged. Live.

You sip your (now cold) coffee and stare out the window like a weathered war hero. You made it.

Here’s the truth: Credentialing is chaos. But it’s the kind of chaos that keeps the healthcare system moving. So, whether you’re being ghosted by a provider or gaslit by a payor rep, know this:

👉 You’re doing the work no one sees—but everyone depends on.

💡 PRO TIP OF THE MONTH: Always save emails. Always screenshot approvals. And always have chocolate in your drawer.

🎯 Need Help with Your Credentialing or Enrollment? Let us take the red flags off your desk. Whether it’s Medicare, Medicaid, commercial payers, or hospital privileges—we untangle the mess, so you don’t have to.

Until next time, Stay credentialed & caffeinated. ☕—The Credential ME Team