Description

Cisive is one of the largest and most influential background screening and monitoring organizations in the US, with specialized platforms that enable employers from all industries to conduct seamless background checks, license monitoring, drug and health testing, and more for candidates entering key roles. Cisive powers PreCheck, which since 1993 has explicitly focused on the health care industry, where background screening and licensing are a matter of both compliance and patient care.

Health care employers are struggling to find the talent they need to serve patients and are looking for innovative solutions that can get clinical candidates to the bedside more efficiently without sacrificing quality. Zach Daigle, chief client experience officer at Cisive, is leading the work to adopt verified credentials as a means of streamlining background checks for items that remain the same over time — degrees, work experiences, and licenses — while enabling deeper, faster work in uncovering important factors in candidates’ backgrounds that change.

Cisive plays four key roles in this movement. They are:

• A node operator – within the network of verified credentials, immutable records of credentials can be replicated across Cisive’s node.
• A notary issuer – Cisive issues credentials for static attribute information for which the organization is a primary source.
• A credential agent operator – Cisive maintains partnerships with colleges and education providers in which the provider issues digital credentials through Cisive.
• A batch issuer – Cisive processes large volumes of credentials simultaneously, rather than individually.

Cisive’s work to utilize and issue digital credentials is supported by the Velocity Network, a blockchain-based utility layer governed by member organizations that enables secure, portable storage and sharing of digital credentials.

The following interview with Daigle — facilitated by UpSkill America Senior Director Haley Glover — dives into details about Cisive’s approach, how they are moving the needle for their clients and disrupting established practices to solve a major problem for the health care industry.