--- title: Account Matters Blog | Credentialing description: Credentialing | Want to Get Paid Right the First Time? We provide physical therapy billing, credentialing, and business management resources so your business can reach MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY. --- [![Account Matters](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/hubfs/AccountMatters_November2019/images/Account-Matters-black-new.png)](https://accountmattersma.com/) - [Home](https://accountmattersma.com/) - [Services](https://accountmattersma.com/services/) - [Rehab Therapy Billing](https://accountmattersma.com/rehab-therapy-billing/) - [Credentialing Services](https://accountmattersma.com/credentialing-services/) - [APC Training](https://accountmattersma.com/apc-training/) - [Admin Services](https://accountmattersma.com/admin-services/) - [New Grad Offer](https://accountmattersma.com/new-grad-offer/) - [About Us](https://accountmattersma.com/about-us/) - [FAQ](https://accountmattersma.com/faq/) - [Blog](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/) # Account Matters Blog: [![person-on-laptop-caqh](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/hubfs/CAQH%20(1).png)](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-caqh-proview-profiles) [Credentialing](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/tag/credentialing) #### [Everything You Need to Know About CAQH ProView Profiles](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-caqh-proview-profiles) By [Daniel Ramsey](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/author/daniel-ramsey) What is a CAQH Proview Profile? The Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) launched the CAQH ProView Profile in 2002 with the purpose of... [Read More](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-caqh-proview-profiles) [![](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/hubfs/What%20is%20an%20IPA%20.png)](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/what-is-an-independent-physicians-association) [Credentialing](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/tag/credentialing) #### [What is an Independent Physicians Association?](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/what-is-an-independent-physicians-association) By [Daniel Ramsey](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/author/daniel-ramsey) An Independent Physicians Association (IPA) is an entity owned by a network of independent physicians with the purpose of reducing overhead and... [Read More](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/what-is-an-independent-physicians-association) [![credentialing-myths](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/hubfs/3%20more%20credentialing%20myths.png)](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/3-more-credentialing-myths) [Credentialing](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/tag/credentialing) #### [3 More Credentialing Myths](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/3-more-credentialing-myths) By [Daniel Ramsey](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/author/daniel-ramsey) Credentialing, also known as provider enrollment, is often a mysterious subject for rehab therapy providers. Throughout your career as a provider,... [Read More](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/3-more-credentialing-myths) [![calendar-pages-flying-credentialing](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/hubfs/why%20does%20credentialing%20take%20so%20long.png)](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/why-does-credentialing-take-so-long) [Credentialing](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/tag/credentialing) [Management](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/tag/management) #### [Why Does Credentialing Take so Long?](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/why-does-credentialing-take-so-long) By [Daniel Ramsey](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/author/daniel-ramsey) Credentialing has never been synonymous with fast. Many healthcare providers get frustrated with the long wait times (90-120 days) associated... [Read More](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/why-does-credentialing-take-so-long) [![](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/hubfs/5%20Things%20Practice%20Owners%20Need%20to%20Know%20.png)](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/5-things-practice-owners-need-to-know-in-2021) [Billing](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/tag/billing) [Credentialing](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/tag/credentialing) [Management](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/tag/management) #### [5 Things Practice Owners Need to Know in 2021](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/5-things-practice-owners-need-to-know-in-2021) By [Daniel Ramsey](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/author/daniel-ramsey) 1. PTA/OTA Reimbursement Cut Takes Effect in 2022 It’s been a year since CMS implemented CO/CQ modifiers for services provided “in whole or in part”... [Read More](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/5-things-practice-owners-need-to-know-in-2021) [![recredentialing file](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Insurance%20Concept.%20Word%20on%20Folder%20Register%20of%20Card%20Index.%20Selective%20Focus..jpeg)](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/everything-your-rehab-therapy-practice-needs-to-know-about-recredentialing) [Credentialing](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/tag/credentialing) #### [Everything Rehab Therapy Practices Needs to Know About Recredentialing](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/everything-your-rehab-therapy-practice-needs-to-know-about-recredentialing) By [Daniel Ramsey](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/author/daniel-ramsey) Many rehab therapists believe that once they are in-network with an insurance panel, they are an in-network with the insurance indefinitely. This is... [Read More](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/everything-your-rehab-therapy-practice-needs-to-know-about-recredentialing) [![](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/hubfs/just%20married.jpg)](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/update-surname-with-insurance-companies) [Credentialing](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/tag/credentialing) #### [How to: Update Surname with Insurance Companies](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/update-surname-with-insurance-companies) By [Daniel Ramsey](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/author/daniel-ramsey) When a healthcare provider gets married and takes their spouses last name, they will update their driver's license, bank accounts, car insurance,... [Read More](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/update-surname-with-insurance-companies) [![cred misc](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/hubfs/cred%20misc.png)](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/3-common-misconceptions-about-credentialing) [Credentialing](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/tag/credentialing) #### [3 Common Misconceptions About Credentialing](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/3-common-misconceptions-about-credentialing) By [Diane McCutcheon](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/author/diane-mccutcheon) Therapists put in years to fulfill the educational courses to become a therapist. It is an awesome field to be in. Just one thing about the... [Read More](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/3-common-misconceptions-about-credentialing) [![sorry-were-closed-sign](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/hubfs/Closed%20Panels.png)](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/3-tips-for-getting-into-a-closed-panel) [Credentialing](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/tag/credentialing) #### [3 Tips for Getting into a Closed Panel](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/3-tips-for-getting-into-a-closed-panel) By [Daniel Ramsey](https://blog.accountmattersma.com/author/daniel-ramsey) What is a closed panel? To see a patient who wants to use their "in-network" benefits, you will need to be an “in-network provider”. This means that... 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