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The Greeley Company
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Greeley, A Chartis Company
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greeley.com
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Private
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1993
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The Greeley Company is a healthcare consulting firm founded in 1993 and now operating as Greeley, A Chartis Company under Chartis' Performance Transformation practice. The firm specializes in medical staff services optimization, with a core focus on credentialing, privileging, peer review, provider enrollment, and clinical compliance for U.S. hospitals and health systems ranging from critical access hospitals to multi-state national systems. Its service portfolio spans advisory consulting engagements, full outsourcing of Medical Staff Services Department functions (CVO outsourcing), interim staffing placements for temporary CMO and medical staff leadership roles, CME-accredited education programs, and a recurring Membership Program that provides ongoing advisory access and resource libraries.

Greeley's technology stack combines proprietary consulting methodologies — including a Medical Staff Services Optimization Framework, criteria-based credentialing processes, and standardized external peer review scoring — with automated credentialing systems integrated into electronic health records and AI-driven analytics for provider monitoring and risk detection. The company differentiates through a bench of more than 200 full-time and independent healthcare leaders and credentialing-certified professionals, regulatory expertise spanning CMS, Joint Commission, DNV, and ACHC standards, and an established content library of policies, procedures, and white papers.

The business model is primarily B2B professional services and managed services sold through direct engagement with hospital and health system leadership — CMOs, medical staff leaders, quality officers, and compliance officers. Revenue is generated across consulting engagements, managed services outsourcing contracts, interim staffing placements, education programs, and subscription membership fees. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is structured around engagement scope and membership tier.

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The Greeley Company is a healthcare consulting firm that helps U.S. hospitals and health systems optimize medical staff services, credentialing, privileging, peer review, and provider enrollment through advisory, managed services outsourcing, interim staffing, and education.

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Operating
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101–250
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HeadquartersDanvers, United States
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Danvers
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United States
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North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

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City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
medical staff services, healthcare consulting, credentialing and privileging, provider enrollment, interim healthcare staffing
Industry3 codes
1Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory
CodeBPAHAFAOPrimaryYes
2Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Platforms
CodeBPAEAPAAPrimaryNo
3Compliance, GRC Workflow & Audit Automation Platforms
CodeHDAEAHALPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Management Consulting Services54161
  • Other Management Consulting Services541618
SIC code3 codes
  • Services-Management Consulting Services8742
  • Services-Prepackaged Software7372
  • Services-Membership Organizations8600
Product category
Healthcare Consulting
Social media profiles2 records
GTM motion2 records

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model5 records
1Consulting Services
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Advisory and consulting engagements for medical staff services optimization, credentialing, privileging, compliance, and governance.

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2Managed Services / Outsourcing
TypeManaged Services
Description

Outsourcing of Medical Staff Services Department functions including credentialing, privileging, and provider enrollment operations.

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3Interim Staffing Solutions
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Placement of experienced medical services professionals in temporary leadership and staff positions including CMO, director, medical staff services, and compliance roles.

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4Education Solutions
TypeProfessional Services
Description

CME accredited education programs including national seminars, customized onsite/virtual training, and virtual programs covering credentialing, peer review, medical staff leadership, and compliance topics.

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5Membership Program
TypeSubscription Recurring
Description

Multi-layered membership service providing ongoing access to expert consultants, on-site consulting, off-site advisory services, members-only website resources, preferred pricing on education, and webinars.

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Marketing channels7 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels4 records

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Cost components4 values
Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D
Pricing details1 tier
1Membership Program with multi-layered service tiers
ModelSubscriptionBilling cadenceAnnual
Notes

Ongoing membership provides access to consulting, advisory services, resources, education discounts, and webinars. Customized to each member organization's needs.

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GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

The Greeley Company provides consulting, managed services, interim staffing, and education for healthcare organizations focused on medical staff services. Core offerings include Medical Staff Services Optimization (covering credentialing, privileging, provider enrollment, and CVO outsourcing), temporary placement of healthcare leaders, CME-accredited education programs and national seminars, and a subscription-based Membership Program providing ongoing advisory and members-only resources.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 6 values shown
  • Average credentialing time reduced to <21 days with 100% criteria-based privileging
+5 more records
Product overview1 text field

The Greeley Company (a Chartis Company) is a healthcare consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of medical staff services solutions. The core offering comprises Medical Staff Services Optimization (including Credentialing & Privileging, Provider Enrollment, and CVO Outsourcing), Greeley Interim Staffing for temporary staffing needs, and Education Solutions (CME-accredited courses including National Seminars and Customized education). These services are complemented by Chartis High Reliability Care Solutions covering clinical compliance, peer review, and bylaws services. The company also offers a Membership Program providing ongoing advisory support and access to resources. Services are delivered through consulting engagements, managed services outsourcing, interim staffing placements, and professional education programs.

Scale indicator14 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership1 partner
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

Greeley operates as A Chartis Company within the Chartis Performance Transformation practice area. Chartis provides the broader consulting platform while Greeley maintains its specialized focus on medical staff services, credentialing, and peer review services.

Recent move6 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight5 records

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Type, Description

Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

Leading healthcare credentialing and provider management software platform (including the legacy VerityStream and CredentialStream products) that sells directly into the same hospitals and health systems Greeley serves. Highly comparable because it competes for the same budget line — credentialing operations — with a software-led alternative to Greeley's advisory and outsourced services.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Healthcare consulting firm specializing in medical staff services, physician engagement, and quality improvement for hospitals and medical groups. Directly comparable as a similarly sized niche consultancy focused on credentialing, peer review, and medical staff leadership.

3The Hawkins Group (a Chartis Company)
TypeDirect peer
Description

Sibling Chartis practice offering medical staff optimization, credentialing, and peer review services alongside Greeley. Comparable because it competes in the same niche under the same parent, and the two firms' offerings and client rosters partially overlap.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Larger healthcare strategy and operations consultancy serving hospitals, medical groups, and health systems. Comparable because it addresses many of the same operational and performance challenges Greeley targets, but across a much broader portfolio beyond medical staff services.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Major healthcare, education, and financial services consultancy with a healthcare performance improvement practice. Comparable because it advises providers on operational, clinical, and compliance performance, but at greater scale and scope than Greeley's medical staff focus.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Healthcare improvement and group purchasing organization that sells performance services, technology, and consulting to U.S. hospitals. Comparable as a large, established incumbent serving similar provider buyers with overlapping quality, compliance, and operations offerings.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Healthcare management consulting and advisory firm serving community hospitals and health systems on performance, quality, and strategy. Comparable because its hospital performance advisory overlaps with Greeley's medical staff services optimization engagements.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Specialty credentialing software and services provider for healthcare organizations. Comparable because it targets the same provider credentialing workflow that anchors Greeley's largest service line, but competes primarily via technology rather than advisory.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Large management consultancy with a substantial provider and payer healthcare practice. Comparable because it sells performance transformation and compliance advisory into the same health system buyers Greeley serves, but at much larger scale and scope.

TypeOthers
Description

Data and analytics platform for health systems with adjacent services for quality and performance improvement. Comparable as an adjacent technology-enabled player in healthcare quality and compliance, though not a direct competitor in credentialing consulting.

Market position
Strengths5 records

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Weaknesses5 records

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Competitive moat5 records

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Key risks6 records

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Key highlights7 records

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Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers7 records

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Segment3 records

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Ideal customer profile2 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

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Has app

Feature3 records

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Number of profiles
Profiles7 records

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Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds1 record

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors1 record

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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The Greeley Company

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The Greeley Company is a healthcare consulting firm that helps U.S. hospitals and health systems optimize medical staff services, credentialing, privileging, peer review, and provider enrollment through advisory, managed services outsourcing, interim staffing, and education.

What The Greeley Company does

The Greeley Company is a healthcare consulting firm founded in 1993 and now operating as Greeley, A Chartis Company under Chartis' Performance Transformation practice. The firm specializes in medical staff services optimization, with a core focus on credentialing, privileging, peer review, provider enrollment, and clinical compliance for U.S. hospitals and health systems ranging from critical access hospitals to multi-state national systems. Its service portfolio spans advisory consulting engagements, full outsourcing of Medical Staff Services Department functions (CVO outsourcing), interim staffing placements for temporary CMO and medical staff leadership roles, CME-accredited education programs, and a recurring Membership Program that provides ongoing advisory access and resource libraries.

Greeley's technology stack combines proprietary consulting methodologies — including a Medical Staff Services Optimization Framework, criteria-based credentialing processes, and standardized external peer review scoring — with automated credentialing systems integrated into electronic health records and AI-driven analytics for provider monitoring and risk detection. The company differentiates through a bench of more than 200 full-time and independent healthcare leaders and credentialing-certified professionals, regulatory expertise spanning CMS, Joint Commission, DNV, and ACHC standards, and an established content library of policies, procedures, and white papers.

The business model is primarily B2B professional services and managed services sold through direct engagement with hospital and health system leadership — CMOs, medical staff leaders, quality officers, and compliance officers. Revenue is generated across consulting engagements, managed services outsourcing contracts, interim staffing placements, education programs, and subscription membership fees. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is structured around engagement scope and membership tier.

The Greeley Company firmographics

Firmographics
Name
The Greeley Company
Legal name
Greeley, A Chartis Company
Website
https://greeley.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
1993
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
101–250 employees
Short description
The Greeley Company is a healthcare consulting firm that helps U.S. hospitals and health systems optimize medical staff services, credentialing, privileging, peer review, and provider enrollment through advisory, managed services outsourcing, interim staffing, and education.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

The Greeley Company industry classification

Industry
Product category
Healthcare Consulting
NAICS
Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)
SIC
Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)
akta.pro primary industry
Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory (BPAHAFAO)
akta.pro secondary industries
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Platforms (BPAEAPAA), Compliance, GRC Workflow & Audit Automation Platforms (HDAEAHAL)

Keywords

  • Medical staff services
  • Healthcare consulting
  • Credentialing and privileging
  • Provider enrollment
  • Interim healthcare staffing

Where The Greeley Company is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Danvers
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

The Greeley Company business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

  1. Consulting Services: Advisory and consulting engagements for medical staff services optimization, credentialing, privileging, compliance, and governance.
  2. Managed Services / Outsourcing: Outsourcing of Medical Staff Services Department functions including credentialing, privileging, and provider enrollment operations.
  3. Interim Staffing Solutions: Placement of experienced medical services professionals in temporary leadership and staff positions including CMO, director, medical staff services, and compliance roles.
  4. Education Solutions: CME accredited education programs including national seminars, customized onsite/virtual training, and virtual programs covering credentialing, peer review, medical staff leadership, and compliance topics.
  5. Membership Program: Multi-layered membership service providing ongoing access to expert consultants, on-site consulting, off-site advisory services, members-only website resources, preferred pricing on education, and webinars.

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
SubscriptionAnnualMembership Program with multi-layered service tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

The Greeley Company product offering

Product offering

Core offering

The Greeley Company provides consulting, managed services, interim staffing, and education for healthcare organizations focused on medical staff services. Core offerings include Medical Staff Services Optimization (covering credentialing, privileging, provider enrollment, and CVO outsourcing), temporary placement of healthcare leaders, CME-accredited education programs and national seminars, and a subscription-based Membership Program providing ongoing advisory and members-only resources.

Product overview

The Greeley Company (a Chartis Company) is a healthcare consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of medical staff services solutions. The core offering comprises Medical Staff Services Optimization (including Credentialing & Privileging, Provider Enrollment, and CVO Outsourcing), Greeley Interim Staffing for temporary staffing needs, and Education Solutions (CME-accredited courses including National Seminars and Customized education). These services are complemented by Chartis High Reliability Care Solutions covering clinical compliance, peer review, and bylaws services. The company also offers a Membership Program providing ongoing advisory support and access to resources. Services are delivered through consulting engagements, managed services outsourcing, interim staffing placements, and professional education programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

  • Average credentialing time reduced to <21 days with 100% criteria-based privileging
  • +5 more outcomes

Companies that use The Greeley Company

Customer profile

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

The Greeley Company technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

The Greeley Company partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

  • Chartis (Parent Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreeley operates as A Chartis Company within the Chartis Performance Transformation practice area. Chartis provides the broader consulting platform while Greeley maintains its specialized focus on medical staff services, credentialing, and peer review services.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

The Greeley Company competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • symplr: Leading healthcare credentialing and provider management software platform (including the legacy VerityStream and CredentialStream products) that sells directly into the same hospitals and health systems Greeley serves. Highly comparable because it competes for the same budget line — credentialing operations — with a software-led alternative to Greeley's advisory and outsourced services.
  • SullivanLuallin Group: Healthcare consulting firm specializing in medical staff services, physician engagement, and quality improvement for hospitals and medical groups. Directly comparable as a similarly sized niche consultancy focused on credentialing, peer review, and medical staff leadership.
  • The Hawkins Group (a Chartis Company): Sibling Chartis practice offering medical staff optimization, credentialing, and peer review services alongside Greeley. Comparable because it competes in the same niche under the same parent, and the two firms' offerings and client rosters partially overlap.

Broad incumbents

  • ECG Management Consultants: Larger healthcare strategy and operations consultancy serving hospitals, medical groups, and health systems. Comparable because it addresses many of the same operational and performance challenges Greeley targets, but across a much broader portfolio beyond medical staff services.
  • Huron Consulting Group: Major healthcare, education, and financial services consultancy with a healthcare performance improvement practice. Comparable because it advises providers on operational, clinical, and compliance performance, but at greater scale and scope than Greeley's medical staff focus.
  • Premier Healthcare Solutions: Healthcare improvement and group purchasing organization that sells performance services, technology, and consulting to U.S. hospitals. Comparable as a large, established incumbent serving similar provider buyers with overlapping quality, compliance, and operations offerings.
  • QHR Health (a Press Ganey solution): Healthcare management consulting and advisory firm serving community hospitals and health systems on performance, quality, and strategy. Comparable because its hospital performance advisory overlaps with Greeley's medical staff services optimization engagements.
  • Guidehouse (formerly Navigant Consulting): Large management consultancy with a substantial provider and payer healthcare practice. Comparable because it sells performance transformation and compliance advisory into the same health system buyers Greeley serves, but at much larger scale and scope.

Emerging players

  • CredentialMyDoc: Specialty credentialing software and services provider for healthcare organizations. Comparable because it targets the same provider credentialing workflow that anchors Greeley's largest service line, but competes primarily via technology rather than advisory.

Others

  • Health Catalyst: Data and analytics platform for health systems with adjacent services for quality and performance improvement. Comparable as an adjacent technology-enabled player in healthcare quality and compliance, though not a direct competitor in credentialing consulting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

The Greeley Company social profiles

Digital presence

The Greeley Company financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

The Greeley Company leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

The Greeley Company funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

The Greeley Company M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about The Greeley Company

What does The Greeley Company do?

The Greeley Company provides consulting, managed services, interim staffing, and education for healthcare organizations focused on medical staff services. Core offerings include Medical Staff Services Optimization (covering credentialing, privileging, provider enrollment, and CVO outsourcing), temporary placement of healthcare leaders, CME-accredited education programs and national seminars, and a subscription-based Membership Program providing ongoing advisory and members-only resources.

Is The Greeley Company a public or private company?

The Greeley Company is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was The Greeley Company founded?

The Greeley Company was founded in 1993. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is The Greeley Company based?

The Greeley Company is headquartered in Danvers, United States, in the North America region.

How does The Greeley Company make money?

Five revenue lines are on record. Consulting Services are the primary driver. The others are managed Services / Outsourcing, interim Staffing Solutions, education Solutions and membership Program.

Who are The Greeley Company's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are symplr, SullivanLuallin Group and The Hawkins Group (a Chartis Company). Broad incumbents are ECG Management Consultants, Huron Consulting Group, Premier Healthcare Solutions, QHR Health (a Press Ganey solution) and Guidehouse (formerly Navigant Consulting). CredentialMyDoc is listed as an emerging player. Health Catalyst is listed as an others.

Does The Greeley Company have an API?

No public API is recorded for The Greeley Company.

What industry is The Greeley Company in?

The Greeley Company's product category is Healthcare Consulting. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAHAFAO, Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory, with a secondary code of BPAEAPAA, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Platforms. Its NAICS code is 54161 and its SIC code is 8742.

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PR NewswireThe Greeley Company Resumes In-Person Leadership Seminars for Physician and Hospital LeadershipThe Greeley Company announced the resumption of its in-person leadership seminars for physicians and hospital executives, with events scheduled for October 7-9 in Scottsdale, AZ and December 2-4 in Boca Raton, FL. Three new courses have been added to the curriculum, including programs on medical director leadership, engaging with disruptive physicians, and physician employment contracting. The company will follow CDC guidelines to ensure attendee safety at both events.PR NewswireThe Greeley Company Now Offering Leadership Training Programs On-DemandThe Greeley Company, a healthcare consulting and education firm, has announced the availability of its comprehensive Continuing Medical Education (CME) leadership training courses as on-demand online offerings. The courses, including Peer Review Boot Camp and The Medical Executive Leadership Institute, offer six hours of video presentations plus materials in a flexible format. The company, which has over 30 years of experience in healthcare education and is a division of The Chartis Group, stated this expansion reflects its commitment to providing accessible training solutions for healthcare leaders.PR NewswireThe Greeley Company Expands Leadership Team with New Vice PresidentsThe Greeley Company announced the appointment of three new Vice Presidents to its leadership team: Mary Hoppa as VP of Bylaws and Governance, Tim Barger as VP of Interim Staffing Solutions, and Tania Schade as VP of Business Development. Each new hire brings over 23 years of relevant industry experience in their respective domains spanning healthcare consulting, staffing, and business development. Greeley President Steve Bryant stated the appointments are designed to strengthen the firm's capacity to help healthcare organizations address complex regulatory and operational challenges.PR NewswireThe Greeley Company announces Medical Staff Services Partnership with Huntington HospitalThe Greeley Company, a healthcare consulting firm and division of The Chartis Group, has announced a partnership with Huntington Hospital, a 619-bed not-for-profit hospital in Pasadena, California, to provide medical staff services outsourcing. Under the agreement, Greeley will assume responsibility for the hospital's day-to-day medical staff services operations, including credentialing and privileging functions, with the existing five-member team joining Greeley. The partnership aims to reduce administrative burden on the hospital while improving credentialing turnaround time and operational efficiency.PR NewswireThe Greeley Company Expands Physician and Hospital Leadership Education Offerings to Provide Healthcare Leaders with Critical Skills for SuccessThe Greeley Company, a healthcare consulting and education division of The Chartis Group, has expanded its national education offerings to include virtual editions of its four core seminar tracks covering peer review, physician leadership training, physician burnout, and credentialing. The condensed online courses, scheduled for Fall 2020, are designed to minimize disruption to physician schedules and reduce lost revenue while delivering training in under three hours per day. This expansion represents an effort by the company to support healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic by offering accessible leadership training without travel requirements.PR NewswireThe Chartis Group Acquires The Greeley CompanyThe Chartis Group, a healthcare advisory services provider, announced its acquisition of The Greeley Company, a leading provider of clinical effectiveness, regulatory compliance, and physician services to healthcare organizations. The deal enables Chartis to expand its service capabilities across clinical quality, medical staff alignment, and accreditation support, with Greeley serving over 2,000 organizations nationwide ranging from large health systems to rural critical access hospitals. The acquisition represents Chartis' strategic effort to more comprehensively serve healthcare clients as the industry delivery landscape continues to transform.GlobeNewswireThe Greeley Company Introduces Credence, New Turnkey Outsourcing Solution for Hospital Medical Staff OperationsThe Greeley Company launched Credence, a turnkey outsourcing service for hospital medical staff operations. The service covers practitioner privileging, database maintenance, enrollment, compliance, and administrative support. It aims to increase efficiency, accelerate revenue, and reduce compliance risks.