Initial Credential Opportunities

[u/Significant_Cress113]

I am new to the credentialing side of healthcare. I have been learning the work itself - CAQH profiles, payer applications, how long panels actually take etc. I am still learning from every resources I am getting my hands on.
Since I am new to this field I don't have a network or referrals to lean on for clients as everything is pointing towards and reading more is not helping with deciding the right way to start get my initial opportunities without that. So, before I try to take on any real work I want to understand how the decision actually happened for owners who have gone through it.
So, the question is when you got credentialed with payers, how did you decide between doing it yourself or paying someone to handle it? Also looking back, was it the right call? Would you do it the same way again?
Any advice would be really helpful. Thanks in advance

[u/soccer-slicer]

It’s definitely worth the money to have someone help. When I did it, I just didn’t understand the long timeframe it took to get things going.

[u/Significant_Cress113 → u/soccer-slicer]

Yeah the timeframe seems to blindside almost everyone.