It’s human nature to seek the easiest possible way to achieve results. Making things more complicated than necessary can create confusion and error. Yet ironically, it’s common for people to make things more complex while seeking simplicity.
1. Overthinking The Little Things
It is always essential to consider every variable and be wary of possible consequences, though it can quickly turn into overthinking. Overthinking is going beyond careful planning and consideration to dwell on an aspect of your task that doesn’t necessarily need a second thought.
Overthinking is a dangerous cycle and can be hard to break once you’ve started. This cycle can take up time that you don’t have to spare. It adds unneeded stress to the process and can cause you to “fix” things that don’t need it, which wastes more time and worsens the product of your labor.
Science shows that overthinking has an apparent negative impact on your health. Among the many problems created by overthinking, science shows overthinking will increase your chance of mental illness, interfere with problem-solving, and disturb your sleep. There are ways to stop overthinking and practice keeping it simple; in the credentialing world, one way to achieve this is to delegate your credentialing workload to an expert so you can focus on more productive items needing your attention.
2. Neglecting to Use the Tools at your Disposal
New technologies and processes may seem complex initially, but neglecting them makes simplicity harder to achieve. Credentialing in healthcare brings applicants through 5 stages, with at least 13 steps in each stage. Though each step may seem crucial for you to accomplish yourself, there is a simpler way. Using partners such as 5ACVO, you can trim your 52-step credentialing responsibilities down to 6 simple steps.
Albert Einstein believes in the Three Rules of Work:
- Out of clutter, find simplicity.
- From discord, find harmony.
- In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
Credentialing can bring clutter and chaos, but by using the right tools, team, and technology, you can discover simplicity in the credentialing process.
3. Working with the Wrong People
Those with the most experience and expertise can provide crucial insight, though they risk making things more complicated than necessary. A highly experienced person may have difficulty simplifying and communicating solutions to those less skilled. Those with less experience, however, may not be able to see the forest for the trees.
It is difficult to balance being an expert, calmly communicating the credentialing requirements to a medical team, and accurately and efficiently passing the information forward to entities such as Medicaid, Medicare, and various unique health plans and networks.
It takes someone special to be persistent, show expertise, stay calm and collected, and be efficient and accurate. Our team has served thousands of providers nationwide and has learned to perform gracefully during the complex crisis that credentialing often creates. We have hundreds of years of experience with a nearly spotless 99% provider retention record. Our team is aware of the importance of these challenges and the value to our providers of working with the right credentialing team and, most importantly, implementing the style of communicating customized to each provider.
Those aware of these issues may be the perfect asset to your team, as they know how to communicate efficiently and effectively.
Example of simplicity in the credentialing process
Simplifying credentialing requires resolving these three points. 5ACVO is dedicated to streamlining credentialing with technology, experience, and expertise. We have reduced the traditional credentialing process from 52 conventional credentialing steps down to 6 simple steps. That’s an 88.5% reduction.
Streamlined communication helps simplify any complex problem being worked on by a team. That’s why we give our credentialing clients a single point of contact. ONE person, ONE email, and ONE phone number to access your credentialing contact at 5ACVO. There are many ways we strive to help simplify a complex credentialing process.
More information about 5ACVO
5ACVO is an NCQA Credentialing Accredited specializing in credentialing and primary source verification and is part of the Fifth Avenue Healthcare Services family. 5ACVO sister companies include Fifth Avenue Agency (MPLI and medical malpractice insurance specialists) and Primoris Credentialing Network (credentialing and provider enrollment specialists with 54+ health plan and network provider enrollment options).
For more information on 5ACVO, please visit 5ACVO.com or Contact Us.
