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    Area of Science:

    • Healthcare Management
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    Background:

    • Healthcare leaders convened to discuss the impact of professional credentials.
    • The value of credentials on nurse, patient, and organizational outcomes is under examination.
    • The healthcare system is shifting towards value-based care.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To critically assess the overall value of healthcare credentials.
    • To determine if credentials reflect true differences in healthcare delivery capacity.
    • To identify which credentials are most important and how to support their attainment.

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    • Main Results:

    • Demonstrating the value of credentials presents significant challenges.
    • It is unclear whether credentials cause improvement or indicate existing high performance.
    • The cost-effectiveness of credentialing requires critical evaluation.

    Conclusions:

    • Proponents must prove credentials reflect genuine healthcare delivery capacity.
    • Further assessment is needed to differentiate the importance of various credentials.
    • Strategic support for attaining key credentials is imperative for the value-based healthcare system.