Healthcare Facilities Credentialing FAQ
Comprehensive Healthcare Facilities Credentialing – Medicare, Medicaid & Commercial Payers Enrollment Nationwide
1. Why is credentialing important for healthcare facilities and ancillary providers?
Credentialing ensures your facility is recognized and contracted with Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payers, enabling reimbursement for facility-based services.
Without credentialing, you risk:
- Denied claims or delayed payments
- Regulatory non-compliance with CMS and state laws
- Inability to join payer networks or refer patients seamlessly
TriumpHealth ensures your healthcare facility is properly credentialed, enrolled, and maintained with all relevant payers, so you can focus on operations and patient care.
2. What types of healthcare facilities does TriumpHealth credential?
We work with a wide range of outpatient and ancillary providers, including:
- Clinical and reference laboratories
- Imaging centers (X-ray, MRI, CT, ultrasound)
- Urgent care centers
- Physical, occupational, and speech therapy facilities
- Chiropractic and integrative medicine centers
- Behavioral health and outpatient mental health clinics
- Radiation therapy centers
- Sleep labs and diagnostic testing centers
- Home health and hospice agencies
- Ambulatory clinics, infusion centers, and other freestanding outpatient facilities
Whether you’re launching a new site, managing a multi-location network, or undergoing ownership changes, TriumpHealth delivers credentialing at scale.
3. What credentialing services does TriumpHealth provide for facilities?
Our end-to-end credentialing solutions include:
- Medicare (855B/855A) and Medicaid enrollment
- Commercial payer credentialing (e.g., Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, UHC, Humana)
- Type 2 NPI registration and taxonomy code assignment
- CLIA, DEA, and state licensure coordination
- Accreditation support (e.g., COLA, TJC, AAAHC, ACHC, etc.)
- PECOS enrollment and maintenance
- Revalidations and change-of-ownership (CHOW) updates
- Tracking dashboard for multi-facility credentialing status
- Payer portal enrollment and EFT/ERA setup
We handle the entire credentialing lifecycle from documentation to approval—keeping you audit-ready and billing-ready.
4. How long does credentialing take for healthcare facilities?
Credentialing timelines vary by payer, specialty, and state:
- Medicare (855B/855A) ~ 90–150 days
- State Medicaid and MCOs ~ 60–180 days
- Commercial payers ~ 60–150 days
TriumpHealth minimizes delays through payer-specific expertise, escalation protocols, and structured follow-up workflows.
Please Note: These timelines are general estimates and may vary based on payer-specific processes, state regulations, application completeness, and responsiveness to follow-up requests. Delays may also occur due to payer backlogs or additional documentation requirements.
5. Do I need accreditation before credentialing my facility?
In many cases, yes. Medicare and some commercial payers require accreditation depending on the facility type (e.g., labs, imaging, sleep centers, DMEPOS, home health). We help you:
- Choose the right accrediting body (COLA, TJC, AAAHC, CHAP, ACHC, etc.)
- Prepare your policies, procedures, and compliance documentation
- Manage survey timelines and post-survey follow-up
TriumpHealth also aligns credentialing timelines with accreditation milestones to prevent reimbursement delays.
6. How does TriumpHealth support multi-location or multi-state facility credentialing?
We support:
- Credentialing across multiple NPIs, TINs, and states
- Coordinated Medicaid enrollments per state
- Payer-specific forms and contract routing by location
- Ongoing credentialing maintenance for revalidations and new sites
- Centralized dashboards for credentialing oversight
TriumpHealth helps you scale seamlessly, from one site to many, without compliance gaps.
7. Can you help with facility setup, change of ownership (CHOW), or expansion?
Yes. We provide:
- Credentialing guidance for newly launched or acquired facilities
- CHOW support, including 855 submissions and ownership disclosures
- Facility expansion credentialing (e.g., adding new services, locations, taxonomies)
- CAQH, PECOS, and payer portal updates post-transaction
We ensure your credentialing transitions are smooth and do not impact billing continuity.
8. What are the most common credentialing mistakes that facilities make, and how does TriumpHealth prevent them?
Common mistakes include:
- Using the wrong NPI type or taxonomy code
- Missing revalidation deadlines
- Failing to update license or accreditation information with payers
- Not linking new providers or services to existing contracts
TriumpHealth prevents these issues throughstructured processes, centralized data tracking, and credentialing SOPs built for healthcare facilities.
9. Do you provide ongoing credentialing management or just initial setup?
We provide both:
- Initial credentialing and payer enrollment
- Ongoing credentialing life cycle management, including:
Our services are ideal for growing organizations that need long-term credentialing support.
10. How do we get started with TriumpHealth’s facility credentialing services?
TriumpHealth supports healthcare facilities nationwide with precision, transparency, and speed. From imaging centers to urgent care, we help you get credentialed, stay compliant, and get paid.
Schedule a Consultation to evaluate your operational setup, payer mix, and facility type. Based on this, we create a customized credentialing plan and timeline.
You can always contact us via email [email protected] or call us at (888) 747-3836 x0
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