How is Rōvn different from a staffing agency?
Staffing agencies act as middlemen — they credential nurses, mark up their rate by 50%+, and pocket the spread. Rōvn is infrastructure. We verify credentials once, issue the nurse a portable passport, and let hospitals hire direct. No markup. No intermediary. The agency model exists because there was no trust layer — Rōvn is that trust layer.
What does "primary source verification" mean?
Joint Commission (JCAHO) requires hospitals to verify every nurse's license directly from the issuing source — not from a copy the nurse provides. Rōvn does this automatically: we query Nursys/NCSBN for license status, NPDB/HRSA for adverse actions, OIG LEIE for federal exclusions, and SAM.gov for debarment. Each check is timestamped and stored in the nurse's passport.
How long does credentialing take with Rōvn?
Once a nurse's passport is verified, a hospital can review the credential packet in hours instead of rebuilding the file from scratch. Rōvn replaces the manual collection and primary-source verification workflow; the hospital keeps final credentialing approval.
What is Rōvn's HIPAA posture?
Rōvn has accepted the AWS BAA and is building through HIPAA-aligned controls: minimum necessary access, packet-release consent, signed audit events, encrypted AWS storage, and a documented PHI-production maturity plan. Rōvn is also registered with the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB, DBID 399700000147857).
Which hospitals is Rōvn built for?
Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs), and Long-Term Care facilities — the 22,000+ facilities that are most dependent on agency staff and least served by enterprise credentialing software. There are 1,381 CAHs in 45 U.S. states (CMS, January 2026). These are our first market.
Is Rōvn free for nurses?
Core nurse access is free at launch: nurses can join the waitlist, build a passport, and apply direct without paying Rōvn. We may introduce optional paid nurse perks later, such as CE tracking, license renewal support, profile boosts, and career tools. The basic direct-apply experience stays separate from any premium upgrade.
What states does Rōvn support?
Rōvn's live BON scraper coverage is CA, TX, FL, NY, and GA, with Nursys e-Notify handling continuous license watch. Additional state-board coverage is on the roadmap.
Is Rōvn only for nurses?
No. Nursing is the first wedge because the pain is highest and the workflow is concrete. The platform model is role-neutral and expands across licensed and credentialed healthcare workers, including LPNs, CNAs, MAs, RTs, PTs, OTs, SLPs, pharmacy techs, lab techs, imaging techs, and other care roles.
How does Rōvn use AI safely?
AI drafts requirements, extracts document details, explains worker gaps, and summarizes packets. It does not make the hiring decision. Rōvn keeps raw evidence underneath the summary and records AI purpose, sources, review status, and audit receipts for regulated workforce workflows.