Topic: Vendor Credentialing

Vendors are an essential aspect of everything that happens at locations of care, and like any healthcare professional, they must be properly credentialed to act upon their duties. However, whether or not a vendor interacts directly with patients or patient data has no bearing on their status as a vendor.

Vendor credentialing is both necessary and beneficial to healthcare facilities. With a well-chosen vendor credentialing partner, hospitals can improve patient and staff safety through vendor compliance, protect patient information and sensitive data,

Visitor management is an ongoing challenge for hospitals. They see large visitor numbers every day, including vendors. A manual check-in process can easily lead to a long wait at the front desk.

In November 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published their requirements regarding COVID-19 vaccine immunization. It mandates that staff among Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of March 15,

Healthcare vendor management is an umbrella term for the processes hospitals use to manage vendors, including sourcing and researching suppliers, evaluating pricing, negotiating vendor contracts, ensuring timely delivery of goods and services,

Hospitals require vendor credentialing to manage their supply chains efficiently while ensuring all vendors comply with facility policies. Digitized vendor credentialing cuts operating expenses, helps hospitals control the revolving door of daily visitors,

Patient trust is one of the end goals of the credentialing process and plays a significant role in the reputation of your healthcare facility. We cannot overstate the importance of trust in healthcare.

Locations of care have strict provider credentialing requirements to improve patient safety. Although vendors rarely come into direct contact with patients, hospital vendor credentialing requirements have the same goal. Locations of care that lack a rigorous vendor credentialing process can be vulnerable to legal action should an unqualified vendor gain access to sensitive facility areas,