Equifax announced the launch of Healthcare Report Credential ID, an automated screening solution designed to streamline healthcare credentialing verification and employment decisioning. The solution provides primary source verification of healthcare professional license and certification data alongside Equifax identity information, helping healthcare facilities accelerate provider onboarding and better safeguard patient safety. The company cited projected shortages of more than 106,000 physicians and 267,000 registered nurses in 2027, which are expected to grow in the next decade, as a driver for automated verifications that can put qualified professionals to work faster. Bart Lautenbach, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Talent Solutions at Equifax Workforce Solutions, said the administrative burden of manual verifications can stall the start dates of critical patient-facing hires. Healthcare Report Credential ID provides license and certification verification information in a consumer report governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, delivering data including license type, status, and expiration date where available, and checks applicant identity information against the requested license or certification and Equifax identity data to potentially assist with fraud detection. The product joins a suite of Equifax solutions for the pre-hire process, including employment and education verifications and criminal background check tools.
Equifax IncEquifax launched Healthcare Report Credential ID, a new automated screening product for healthcare credentialing verification.
