What Certiphi Screening does

Certiphi Screening, Inc. is a U.S. B2B applicant screening and credentialing services provider that has operated for more than 30 years, specializing in the healthcare vertical. The company delivers pre- and post-employment background screening, electronic fingerprinting, license and immunization tracking, Form I-9 and E-Verify management, drug screening, vendor compliance, and student screening through a portfolio of 17 specialized products organized around the myCertiphi.com central client portal, the Fieldprint electronic fingerprinting network (2,100+ active collection sites), and the ATS Toolbox open-architecture integration layer that connects to all major HR systems. The platform is backed by an unusually deep certification stack including URAC CVO, NCQA CVO, ISO 9001/27001/27701/22301, SOC 2 Type 2, HITRUST i1, PCI DSS, FBI Channeler and Appendix F status, E-Verify Authorized Employer Agent authorization, PBSA accreditation, and FISMA readiness via its parent Vertical Screen, Inc.

Certiphi serves three primary segments: healthcare employers (hospitals, medical staffing firms, children's hospitals), healthcare educators (medical, pharmacy, dental, physical therapy, and optometry schools), and compliance-focused healthcare organizations. It holds exclusive centralized screening mandates with five major U.S. healthcare education associations (AAMC, AACP, APTA, ADEA, ASCO), giving it incumbency across the healthcare-student funnel. Revenue is generated through a mix of subscription-based recurring screening and compliance services and per-transaction fees for fingerprinting and individual reports, sold via direct enterprise sales on multi-year contracts. Certiphi is a privately held, wholly-owned subsidiary of Vertical Screen, Inc., alongside sister companies Truescreen, Inc. and Business Information Group, Inc., with no independent funding rounds, public listing, or disclosed financials in the source material.

Name

Certiphi Screening

Legal name

Certiphi Screening, Inc.

Website

https://certiphi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Certiphi Screening is a U.S. B2B provider of applicant screening, electronic fingerprinting, and credentialing services specialized for healthcare employers, healthcare staffing firms, and healthcare education programs across medical, pharmacy, dental, physical therapy, and optometry schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Background Screening Services

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611)

akta.pro primary industry

Pre-Employment Background Checks & Screening (BPAKAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare Sanctions & Exclusions Screening (OIG/SAM/OFAC) (BPACALAH), Credential, Education & Professional License Verification (BPAKAEAI), Continuous Monitoring & Post-Hire Screening (BPACALAJ), Pre-Employment Screening & Aptitude Testing (BPACAMAA)

Keywords

• Healthcare background screening
• Applicant verification services
• Electronic fingerprinting services
• Credential verification organization
• Compliance screening platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Warminster

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Background Screening Services: Provides pre- and post-employment screening services for healthcare organizations including criminal background checks, license verification, drug testing, and continuous monitoring
2. Electronic Fingerprinting Services: Fieldprint electronic fingerprinting services through extensive network of 2,100+ collection sites
3. Compliance and Credential Management: License tracking, immunization tracking, vendor compliance, and E-Verify services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Certiphi Screening provides specialized applicant background screening services tailored for the healthcare industry, including pre- and post-employment screening, criminal background checks, license verification, drug testing, electronic fingerprinting through its Fieldprint network, and ongoing compliance/credential management. The company delivers these services through its proprietary myCertiphi.com platform and supporting products such as i9Success, SanctionsBase, and the ATS Toolbox for HR system integration.

Product overview

Certiphi Screening offers a comprehensive background screening platform tailored for the healthcare industry. The core platform, myCertiphi.com, provides centralized program management with real-time access to screening operations. Supporting the platform are 17 specialized products including Fieldprint (electronic fingerprinting with 2,100+ collection sites), i9Success (Form I-9 management), Electronic E-Verify, and various compliance tools such as SanctionsBase, myLicenseTracker, and myVendorScreen. Additional modules address student screening for healthcare education programs, drug screening management (SpecimenTrack, myRPM), DOT compliance (myDQF), and applicant data capture (ApplicationStation). The ATS Toolbox enables integration with HR software systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• i9Success: A cutting-edge solution designed to revolutionize Form I-9 management process with intuitive interface and advanced features for compliance, administrative burden reduction, and enhanced accuracy.
• Fieldprint
• myCertiphi.com

Products and services

• myCertiphi.com (Centralized Program Management) Secure online client portal providing real-time access to the entire screening program, including detailed status updates, reports, email notifications, and billing for enterprise healthcare clients.
• Fieldprint Electronic fingerprinting and remote services solution with the largest network in the nation, featuring more than 2,100 active electronic collection sites, offered exclusively by Certiphi Screening.
• i9Success Form I-9 management solution that simplifies compliance, reduces administrative burden, and enhances accuracy in employment eligibility verification for healthcare employers.
• ATS Toolbox Configurable open-architecture integration toolkit that connects Certiphi's screening services and tools with all major HR software and ATS systems, enabling automated report requests and delivery workflows.
• Electronic E-Verify E-Verify processing service in which Certiphi Screening acts as an Authorized Employer Agent to handle the complete E-Verify process on clients' behalf through the myCertiphi.com portal.
• ApplicationStation Configurable online data capture tool that maximizes applicant experience while collecting required screening data and feeds directly into the report ordering process for healthcare employers.
• ApplicationStation Student Edition Secure online system that enables students at healthcare education programs to easily enter all information required to perform background checks.
• myLicenseTracker License and credential tracking solution for healthcare organizations with proactive expiration notifications and primary source verifications to ensure ongoing compliance.
• SanctionsBase Exclusions search tool that allows quick and easy searches of names against thousands of sources to identify individuals on sanctions and disciplinary lists.
• myRecordTracker Automated immunization and health record tracking system that allows secure online uploads, sharing, and tracking of required health documents for students and healthcare workers.
• myVendorScreen Centralized vendor screening solution that ensures vendor compliance and creates audit checkpoints for contingent workforce management at healthcare organizations.
• SpecimenTrack Drug screening tracking system providing real-time access to applicant drug screening status, documenting all steps from appointment through collection to lab receipt.
• myRPM (Random Program Management) Full-service management of random drug screening programs including secure testing pool uploads, dashboard-style tracking, and 24/7/365 oversight.
• myDQF (DOT Driver Qualification Files) Electronic management, storage, and tracking of DOT-required Driver Qualification Files ensuring compliance and audit readiness for healthcare organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% client retention rate
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertiphi Screening was selected by AAMC to build and run the centralized student screening program for its member schools. The program was part of AAMC's recommendation that all medical schools require criminal background checks on all accepted medical school applicants. AAMC is a not-for-profit association representing accredited U.S. and Canadian medical schools, major teaching hospitals and health systems and academic and scientific societies.
• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertiphi Screening was selected by AACP to build and run the centralized student screening program for its member schools. Founded in 1900, AACP is the national organization representing pharmacy education in the United States and is comprised of all accredited colleges and schools with pharmacy degree programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertiphi Screening was selected by APTA to build and run the centralized student screening program for its member schools through the PTCAS system. APTA is an individual membership professional organization representing physical therapists, physical therapist assistants and students of physical therapy seeking to improve health and quality of life through advancing physical therapist practice, education, and research.
• American Dental Education Association (ADEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertiphi Screening was selected by ADEA to build and run the centralized student screening program for its member schools. ADEA's members include all U.S. and Canadian dental schools and many allied and advanced dental education programs. ADEA's mission is to lead institutions and individuals in the dental education community to address contemporary issues influencing education, research and the delivery of oral health care.
• Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertiphi Screening was selected by ASCO to build and run the centralized OptomCAS-facilitated national background check services. ASCO is the academic leadership organization committed to promoting, advancing and achieving excellence in optometric education representing institutions of optometric education since 1941.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pinkerton (corporate screening arm): Pinkerton is a global security and investigations firm that offers pre-employment background screening as part of a broader corporate risk management portfolio, including services comparable to Certiphi's investigative and screening products.

Direct peers

• HireRight: HireRight is a global background screening provider serving enterprise and mid-market employers with criminal checks, drug testing, and credential verification, overlapping significantly with Certiphi's enterprise healthcare screening offering.
• Truescreen: Truescreen is a sister company under the same Vertical Screen parent, providing background screening and drug testing services — directly comparable as both share infrastructure, leadership, and overlapping customer bases with Certiphi.
• First Advantage: First Advantage is a global background screening provider offering criminal, credential, drug, and continuous monitoring services to enterprise employers across multiple verticals, directly competing with Certiphi's full-service screening suite.
• Checkr: Checkr is a tech-forward background screening platform using API-first delivery; while newer and more developer-focused, it increasingly competes for the same enterprise healthcare accounts and ATS-integrated screening workflows.
• Sterling: Sterling is one of the largest background screening providers in North America, offering criminal checks, credential verification, drug testing, and ATS integrations — directly comparable to Certiphi's enterprise screening stack across multiple verticals including healthcare.
• Accurate Background: Accurate Background is a privately-held background screening company serving enterprise clients with similar products (criminal, drug, credential verification) and a comparable ATS-integrated delivery model to Certiphi.
• Business Information Group (BIG): BIG is another Vertical Screen sister company offering pre-employment background screening, drug testing, and occupational health services — sharing the same parent and directly competing in the same screening market as Certiphi.

Emerging players

• GoodHire: GoodHire is a Checkr-owned SMB-focused screening platform offering criminal checks, drug testing, and verifications via an easy-to-use online portal — overlapping with Certiphi on product but primarily serving smaller healthcare and non-healthcare employers.
• National Student Clearinghouse: National Student Clearinghouse is a non-profit providing education verification and student record services; adjacent to Certiphi's healthcare student screening program but with broader educational focus and significant institutional relationships.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Certiphi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/certiphi

Compliance20 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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