The combination of paper delays creates the potential for a fully qualified provider to have no reimbursable revenue coming in for months. One of the most overlooked obstacles in healthcare is the process of credentialing payers, and practices waste tens of thousands of dollars, and applications bounce back and sit in queues for trivial reasons. The delay not only impacts the new hire, but it also has an impact on scheduling, access, and growth. Practices are turning more and more to medical credentialing services because of this; these experts who reside in the payer portal every day can pick up the minor errors that could cost a provider a quarter of billable hours. Proactive credentialing helps safeguard revenue before it's lost.