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CredentialStream October 2025 

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Announcements

 
 
 
 
 

HealthStream Needs Your Voice!

Provider Enrollment professionals, we’d like to invite you to participate in our 9th annual survey on Provider Enrollment. Your input will help us explore trends, best practices, and challenges in provider enrollment and are invaluable in fostering meaningful advancements in the healthcare industry.

Take the survey and enter a drawing for the chance to win one of five $100 Visa gift cards.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

Something New Is Coming for Our Credentialing Community

Next year, we’re bringing the user group experience closer to you! In 2026, HealthStream will host regional, 1.5-day credentialing user group meetings instead of one national Thrive conference.
  • Closer to home — shorter travel times.
  • More affordable — easier for your whole team to join.
  • Locally connected — network with peers and HealthStream experts in your region.
Customers using MSOW, EchoCredentialing, EchoOneApp, and CredentialMyDoc are welcome and encouraged to join alongside CredentialStream users.

Stay tuned — cities and dates coming soon!
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Join Us for CredentialStream's Q4 Release Webinar

Register now for CredentialStream's Q4 Release Webinar on Thursday, December 11, 2025 @ 1:00 PM CT.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

CredentialStream Recognized By G2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

CredentialStream Thanks YOU!

Because of you, CredentialStream has been recognized as a Grid Leader and Momentum Leader on G2 for Fall 2025. Read customer reviews and see why users choose CredentialStream here.
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Explore the highlights of our most recent What's New in the Thrive Community!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thank you to our Top Contributors

Your dedication and collaboration have enriched our community and fostered a supportive space for all Community members.
 
 
 
 
 

New Quick Hints: From Queries to Groupings Made Easy

After a brief hiatus, Quick Hints have returned. Explore our latest Evaluate Quick Hints videos available in Thrive under Videos > Quick Hints and learn how to build better Bolt queries, simplify your work with named lists, and organize groupings for clearer, more flexible reports.
 
 
 
 

Dive Into Our Hands-On Group Trainings

Group Trainings now have their own section under Events, making it easier to find and join. From 10+ sessions held weekly and led by our CredentialStream experts, these interactive trainings cover topics like Expirables Management, Medicare / Medicaid Revalidation, Bolt Basics, and more. Follow along in your own environment, applying what you learn in real-time with trainer guidance.
 
 
 
 

Not registered for the Thrive Community? Click below for registration instructions and a tour!

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

Product News

 
 

What's New... in CredentialStream

Here are highlights of our most recent Releases in CredentialStream. Access the full Release Notes in the CredentialStream Knowledge Base under Resources.
 
 
 
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  • Batch Update
  • Appoint Worklist Quick View
  • Privilege Forms
 
 
 
 

Batch Update
  • Images uploaded through Bolt’s Batch Update using the Malpractice Carriers table and the scanned links fields will now automatically be saved in the provider’s Documents and Images record area.
Appoint Worklist Quick View
  • Added a new Review Status column to the Appoint Worklist Quick View data grid (Data > Quick View > Appoint Worklist). Use this column to filter for records based on the review statuses of None Completed, Some Completed, and All Completed.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Privilege Forms
  • Privilege forms have been updated to improve both layout and formatting. Cluster headers and their associated privilege details will remain together on the same page when a page break occurs. Additionally, font types and sizes across the form have been standardized for better readability.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Customer Support Information

 
 
 
 

Software Maintenance Window

  • Application Maintenance:
    • 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM CT Every 3rd Wednesday.
  • System Maintenance:
    • 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM CT 2nd Sunday and last Sunday of each month.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

Best Practices

 
 
 
 

CredentialStream Tip: Provider Type Values

Learn how to edit or hide Provider Types.
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CredentialStream comes with five Provider Types that can be utilized to categorize provider records for easy organizing, searching, and reporting. The Provider Type field is available when adding a new provider and can be viewed in the Demographics record area once the provider record is created.

Let's get started!
 
  1. From the top menu, search for and select the provider.
  2. Select the provider's Demographics record area.
  3. Select the Type ellipsis to change the provider type.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  1. Or, select Search > Provider, to view the list of Provider Type values (Provider, Nurse, Allied Health, Non-Clinical Staff, and Vendor).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The five values listed are the default content values, but did you know these values can be edited or hidden?
  1. To edit or hide, select Set up > System > Configuration > System Parameters.
  2. Scroll to the Labels section.
  3. Edit the names for the provider type categories.
  4. To hide a provider type, change the Use? toggle to NO.
NOTE: There must be at least one Provider Type used since it is a required field under the provider’s record. Additionally, there are only five Provider Types available because these values are meant to be broad categories for provider records. Utilize fields such as provider category or screen extenders if more specific values are needed.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Upcoming Events

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bolt Basics

Learn the basic components of Bolt, including the difference between Bolt Home and Bolt Editor. See the necessary steps for building or editing all components of a Bolt report using our most commonly used outputs.
  • Bolt Home vs. Bolt Editor
  • Bolt Home Overview
  • Bolt Editor Overview
  • Create a Query
  • Edit an Existing Query
  • Edit Common Outputs
  • Build a New Report
Select Register to find available spots for this class offered on Tuesdays.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Expirables Management: Managing Expirables Data

Explore the Expirables process for tracking your providers' Licenses, Certifications, and other credentials. Review the process of using vContent templates, reports, and notices at a pace for users to follow along. Learn how to enable automation around these processes. Follow the steps with the trainer live in your CredentialStream environment and enable desired content.
  • Process Overview
  • License Alerts Widget on the Dashboard
  • Working off of Internal Reports / Rosters
  • Provider Record Maintenance
Select Register to find available spots for this class offered on Tuesdays.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Ongoing Provider Monitoring Queries

Review our primary source verification web crawler options to assist with your ongoing monthly checks. Learn how to manually send or automate queries from the system and then how to review and maintain the returned results.
  • Process Overview
    • Returned Verification Review
    • Provider Record Maintenance
    • Management Reports and Widgets
  • Automated Query Set-Up Process
  • Validate Library
  • Manual Query Process
Select Register to find available spots for this class offered on Wednesdays.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

CredentialStream KnowledgeNow Tips and Tricks: Appoint Committees

Presenter: Katrina Beatson
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2024 @ 11:00 AM CT

Explore the new feature in our Appoint for Committees that allows committees during the review process to log into the Hub and vote on provider approvals.
  • Committee Appoint Set Up
    • Committee Record Area
    • Positions
    • Meetings for Committees
    • Appoint Template
  • Reviewer Process in the Hub
  • User Process in CredentialStream
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Reimagining Provider Onboarding Processes to Achieve Operational Excellence & Faster Time to Revenue

Join us for an engaging and insightful webinar designed to address key challenges in provider onboarding and credentialing. Learn how Bon Secours Mercy Health successfully uncovered inefficiencies and leveraged capabilities of CredentialStream to streamline their onboarding workflows and significantly reduce billing denials tied to credentialing.

Presenters:
Michellene Kerr-Gordon, MBA, PMP, Manager, Care Delivery Program Management, Bon Secours Mercy Health
Dr. Divya Shroff, MD, FHM, Physician Executive Advisor, HealthStream
Thomas Heitz, CPCS, Senior Consultant, HealthStream

Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2024 @ 1:00 PM CT

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Streamlining Operations Through Delegated Credentialing

Learn about delegated credentialing and how it may offer a better path forward, allowing a trusted entity — like a hospital or CVO — to take on credentialing responsibilities for a health plan or partner organization.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

The Role of AI in Modernizing Provider Credentialing

Learn how AI can be used to improve the efficiency of healthcare credentialing from automating routine data entry to flagging potential compliance risks.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
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