Healthcare Recruiting

Changing expectations: 5 physician recruiting trends for healthcare leaders to know

Physician hiring incentives are moving beyond compensation, as candidates increasingly weigh family needs, spousal employment, and work-life balance One of the most significant changes in physician recruiting is the impact a new role will have on a physician’s family. So said Doug Lewis, vice president of talent acquisition at Sentara Health, and an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system based in the southeast. He shared his insights on a recent MGMA podcast with Daniel Williams, who hosts the organization’s podcast. Doug is also a board member at the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment (AAPPR). That’s worth noting because the AAPPR produces solid research reports that help to answer important questions, such as: How long does it take for a healthcare employer to fill a provider vacancy? There was a time when compensation was perhaps the single most important factor in physician hiring. That’s true both from the provider’s […]

What allied healthcare pros want to change about onboarding new providers

80 verbatim comments from allied healthcare workers call for process improvement, automation of administrative tasks, and better communication and collaboration by Intelliworx Provider credentialing is a tedious and time-consuming task. It can also be costly. Why? Healthcare organizations cannot invoice payers for services rendered until they are credentialed. Credentialing includes verification of board certification and also credentialing by individual payer organizations, such as insurance companies. Completing the process can take months. That time, during which providers are drawing salaries but not authorized to provide care, can add up to $1 million or more in lost billings, on an annual basis. That’s according to a survey we fielded earlier this year of 214 U.S. allied healthcare organizations. There are several other credentialing surveys, which we’ve reviewed and summarized, that substantiate this finding. Stay in touch by subscribing to our email newsletter. We will never share or sell your email address. The credentialing […]

How long on average does it take to credential a provider in 2026?

Industry surveys show benchmark averages ranging from 30-90 days, but real-world delays often stretch to 120 or more days; in some cases, for independent providers facing holdout payers, credentialing takes more than a year A nurse practitioner (NP) left the hospital system she was working for to open her own clinic in a small rural town. She’s an experienced provider who has been practicing medicine for more than 25 years and holds a doctorate degree in nursing. She knew opening a clinic would be challenging but was unprepared for the effort it would take to get credentialed from payers. Most payers credentialed her in 3-6 months; however, one was a holdout. It took more than a year to get credentialed, and unfortunately, most of the 600 patients who followed her to her clinic used that payer. It’s not just a matter of her being unable to invoice and get paid […]

Stuck candidates: Qualified mid-funnel applicants lost in the healthcare HR recruiting pipeline

Focusing on ‘stuck candidates’ helped this healthcare system uncover qualified candidates overlooked by automation, streamlined recruiting, improved CX, and saved HR time and budget The talent shortage in healthcare is real, yet there are internal processes that compound the issue. That’s according to a recent webinar, which was CLE-accredited, by the American Society for Health Care Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA). The CLE eligible webinar featured Mary Warwick, MSHR, who is a director of talent acquisition for Community Health System. The webinar was hosted by Matt Rimer, the co-founder and chief operating officer at RogueHire. Community Health is a non-profit provider that operates four hospitals in Central Valley, California. It cut its time-to-fill provider positions by 47 days in just 12 months by focusing on ‘stuck candidates’ in their recruiting pipeline. Focusing on ‘stuck candidates’ reduces time-to-fill Time-to-fill is a key metric in healthcare talent acquisition. Industry benchmarks show it takes […]

Eliminating rote work: Effective use cases for AI in healthcare

Healthcare is moving faster to adopt AI than any other industry; the most effective implementations remove repetitive and rote work AI can do amazing things, yet the technology is prone to making mistakes. Spotting those errors requires expertise. Mark Bates, who leads the product team here, summed this up nicely for Healthcare IT Today: “The best use case is augmenting existing skills, knowledge, and experience, especially in a nuanced industry like healthcare. While generative AI can process and organize vast amounts of information – beyond a human capacity – it still takes a layer of institutional knowledge to identify the kernel of insight worth pursuing.” That’s the approach we’ve taken in adding AI to our rural healthcare recruiting platform. It’s also the approach that seems to be most pervasive in healthcare. A recent story by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) – Hospitals are a proving ground for what AI can […]

5 healthcare credentialing challenges this recruiting platform solves for rural facilities

Overconfidence in credentialing processes can easily lead to $50k-$100k lost monthly billings per provider; Healthcare Workforce Management addresses the blind spots and prevents revenue leakage Time is money, especially when it comes to recruiting and onboarding new providers in healthcare. While most businesses can hire new staff and put them to work right away, that’s not true in healthcare. Healthcare employers need to ensure providers are properly credentialed before they can see patients. Credentialing isn’t just about licenses to practice medicine. Those things are important and required, but so too is payer credentialing. Newly hired providers can’t even see patients until they are credentialed, let alone bill for providing those services. Health insurance companies each have their own unique processes for credentialing – and it takes time. Many say too much time. However, this means healthcare facilities and rural hospitals must have their processes fine-tuned, or risk adding to the […]

In a boost to rural healthcare, Intelliworx adds generative AI to its healthcare recruiting platform to help attract providers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pragmatic approach to artificial intelligence aims to augment human resources, enabling rural healthcare to compete more effectively amid the shortage of healthcare providers Williamsburg, VA –January 29, 2025 – Intelliworx announced today it has added generative AI to its healthcare recruiting platform, Healthcare Workforce Management. The new feature assists human resources and recruiters in drafting job descriptions with key requirements such as education, experience, certifications and licenses. Healthcare employers benefit by generating more complete, compelling and tailored job descriptions to attract the best provider candidates. “The use case for this implementation of generative AI can be summarized as ‘further and faster’ with the same resources,” says Mark Bates, vice president of product management for Intelliworx. “It’s an elegantly simple implementation that provides a recruiter or HR manager with a first draft that is 80-90% complete at the click of a button.” Many healthcare employers keep a library […]

1-in-4 healthcare organizations experience as much as $1 million (or more) annually in lost billings due to credentialing issues

Lost billings: The financial impact of provider credentialing process in healthcare

New survey finds one in four healthcare organizations experience as much as $1 million (or more) annually in lost billings due to credentialing Healthcare organizations report completing provider credentialing faster than in prior years and expressed confidence in their processes. Even so, more than one-third of respondents experience lost billings as a result of credentialing challenges. That’s according to a new survey we commissioned of human resources, operations and finance professionals working for U.S. healthcare organizations. More than four in 10 (43%) of respondents said their organization experiences $50,000 or more in lost billings every month as a result of credentialing issues. Further, one in four (25%), experience lost billings to the tune of $100,000 a month or more. When considering the impact on a yearly basis, those losses in monthly billing quickly add up to seven figures. The contrast between the confidence expressed in the process and the financial […]

Finding providers: 9 healthcare recruiting statistics that sum up 2025

Filling one physician vacancy: 93 days and $16,000 on average; credentialing adds another 3-4 months before providers can see patients We spend a lot of time perusing healthcare industry surveys and reports. We especially pay attention to healthcare recruiting and retention in rural areas. The thinking is simple: it keeps us informed of the challenges our prospective customers face, and by publishing what we find, we’re curating a library of helpful statistics (stay informed: subscribe by email – we will never sell your information). We easily reviewed a couple of dozen studies this year. Here’s a look back as some of the healthcare statistics about recruiting providers that do well to summarize 2025. Stay in touch by subscribing to our email newsletter. We will never share or sell your email address. 1. PCPs earned $300,000; APPs earned $120,000 A benchmark report from MGMA found compensation continues to grow […]

How Should Healthcare Organizations Adopt Generative AI? [Healthcare IT]

Healthcare organizations are rapidly experimenting with generative AI to address staffing shortages and operational complexity. Early adoption models vary widely, leading to inconsistent results and growing skepticism around ROI. Analysis of real world use cases reveals three dominant approaches. Wildcard and passive deployments often disappoint due to lack of oversight and context. Augmentative AI, by contrast, pairs technology with experienced professionals who can evaluate and refine output. Augmentative AI supports existing expertise rather than replacing it. This approach improves efficiency, maintains quality, and offers a practical path forward for healthcare leaders seeking sustainable AI value. Key Takeaways Generative AI delivers the most value when augmenting experienced healthcare professionals Wildcard and passive AI approaches often fail to produce reliable ROI Augmentative AI improves productivity without sacrificing quality Recruiting and HR workflows benefit immediately from expert guided AI use Healthcare leaders should prioritize augmentation focused AI strategies Read the full Contributed Blog […]

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