Featuring a handful of inpatient beds and a narrow selection of community-tailored services, microhospitals are seeking to revolution­ize care delivery in cities across the country.

Delegated credentialing has the potential to improve enrollment turnaround times for providers, decrease paperwork for practitioners and staff, and reduce lost revenue. However, the process for attaining delegation status with commercial payers encompasses a number of critical steps to ensure compliance with National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) credentialing standards.

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