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About EDNA
General questions about the platform, company, and how it works
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EDNA stands for Educational Details Now Automated. EDNA keeps a licensed professional’s CE, licenses and credentials in one place they control, ready to share with an employer through a time-limited link.
Critically, the compliance record belongs to the provider — not their employer. It follows them across jobs, assignments, and career changes.
EDNA was founded by a practicing Certified Clinical Perfusionist (CCP) with 31 years of clinical experience in cardiovascular surgery. After more than three decades of watching colleagues scramble to track CE obligations, lose certificates, miss renewals, and face credentialing delays — the founder decided to build the system that should have existed all along.
EDNA is not a technology company that discovered healthcare. It is a healthcare professional who built a technology solution to a problem they lived firsthand.
You can record licenses from all 50 US states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands. We add each board's CE requirement only after checking it against the board's own published rules. Where we haven't done that yet, your dashboard says so instead of guessing.
International education and training is supported in the provider profile — EDNA recognises degrees and training from institutions worldwide.
EDNA currently supports all major healthcare professions:
Physicians: MD, DO (all specialties)
Advanced Practice Providers: PA-C, NP/APRN, CRNA, CNM, CNS
Nursing: RN, LPN, LVN, CNOR, CCRN and all specialty certifications
Health Information: Health Information Technologist (RHIT), Medical Coder (CPC/CCS), Health Services Manager, Patient Advocate, Patient Navigator
Additional professions are added continuously. International medical graduates and professionals with foreign degrees are fully supported.
No other CE compliance platform covers this breadth. Most competitors focus on physicians and nurses. EDNA was purpose-built for every licensed and certified healthcare professional in the US — because CE compliance is a universal problem, not a specialty-specific one.
Provider data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and access is role-based. If your organization needs a Business Associate Agreement, contact us.
EDNA does not sell provider data. We act as a conduit — transmitting only what providers authorise, to the parties they designate.
It depends on your role:
Licensed Professionals: Free forever — profile creation, CE obligation tracking, and renewal deadline tracking, no credit card required.
Hospitals: Per-provider annual subscription. 30-day free pilot included — no credit card required.
CE Providers: Free to list your first course. Fees apply per completion — you pay only when providers complete your CE.
State Boards & Certifying Bodies: Receiving CE submission data from EDNA is always free.
The Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act requires all DEA-registered practitioners to complete at least 8 hours of training on treating patients with substance use disorders before renewing their DEA registration. This requirement applies to physicians, PAs, NPs, CRNAs, and other DEA-registered providers.
EDNA is operated by Marodi Digital Automation, LLC, a New Mexico limited liability company. The operating brand is EDNA — Educational Details Now Automated.
You can reach us at hello@ednaknows.com or visit ednaknows.com.
Licensed Professionals
For physicians, APPs, nurses, and all licensed healthcare professionals
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Visit ednaknows.com/professionals and select "No — I'm new to EDNA." The onboarding process takes approximately 10 minutes and walks you through:
Profession and specialty selection
State license(s)
Education history (country → state → institution)
Certifying body and certification details
Employer information
CE providers you typically use
Once complete, your profile is ready. Your dashboard shows each license's CE status wherever we have your board's requirement on file.
Yes — this is one of EDNA's core strengths. Many healthcare professionals hold licenses in multiple states, each with different CE requirements, different renewal cycles, and different mandatory topics. EDNA tracks all of them simultaneously within a single profile.
For each license, EDNA shows the hours and required topics from your board's published requirement, where we have it on file, and what you've logged in the current period.
Yes. EDNA supports dual and multiple credentials within a single profile. Each credential has its own CE obligation track, renewal cycle, and certifying body — and EDNA manages all of them simultaneously. You can add secondary professions during profile setup or at any time afterward.
You can manually log CE completions in your EDNA profile at any time — entering the provider name, credit hours, topic, and completion date. These are marked as self-reported.
Only if you choose to share it. You can send an employer a time-limited link that shows only the sections you select, and you can revoke it at any time.
Yes. EDNA's education section supports institutions from every country worldwide. The profile uses a three-level drill-down — Country → State/Province → Institution — for US institutions, and a searchable international database for education completed abroad.
If your institution is not listed, you can enter it manually. EDNA accepts international degrees.
Yes. EDNA fully supports Certified Perfusionists and tracks ABCP recertification CE requirements. All accredited US perfusion training programmes are listed in EDNA's database, including Texas Heart Institute (THI), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic, MUSC, Rush University, and all other CAAHEP-accredited programmes.
EDNA also tracks AmSECT and other perfusion-specific CE events, and works to establish automated completion reporting with perfusion CE providers.
Inviting organizations to connect isn't available yet. Today you can share your profile with anyone, such as an employer, recruiter or credentialing office, using a time-limited access link from your dashboard. You choose what they see and can revoke it at any time.
Yes. You can delete your account and its data yourself, any time, from Edit Profile → Delete account. If you need help, email hello@ednaknows.com.
EDNA is free forever for every Licensed Clinical Professional — profile creation, CE obligation tracking, and renewal deadline tracking across every state and profession, no credit card required.
Hospitals & Employers
For Medical Staff Directors, credentialing professionals, and hospital administrators
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From your first conversation with EDNA to a live compliance dashboard, the typical timeline is less than 48 hours. The process:
Day 1: Complete the demo request form. We schedule a demonstration using your actual provider data.
Day 1–2: Upload your credentialed provider roster (CSV format). EDNA builds compliance profiles for every provider.
Within 24 hours: Your Medical Staff Services team has a live compliance dashboard showing every provider's status.
The 30-day free pilot requires no contract and no credit card.
The EDNA compliance dashboard gives your Medical Staff Services real-time visibility into every credentialed provider's CE status. Features include:
Compliance status: Compliant, Gap, At Risk, Lapsed — colour-coded for instant identification
Filters: By department, profession type, deadline urgency, compliance tier
Mandatory topic tracking: MATE Act, ethics, implicit bias, opioid CME, and all state-mandated topics
Deadline timeline: Who has renewals coming up and when
Compliance score: Your hospital's overall compliance percentage across all credentialed providers
Credentialing export: One-click CE transcript export for any provider
EDNA does not currently have any established malpractice insurer partnerships. If you're interested in exploring a compliance-based discount arrangement with your insurer, contact us at hello@ednaknows.com to discuss.
Yes. Locum and travel medical providers can be added to your EDNA roster as temporary credentialed medical providers. Their compliance status is visible on your dashboard for the duration of their assignment. If a locum provider already has an EDNA profile (as many will), their verified compliance data is immediately available — eliminating the traditional credentialing delay for temporary staff.
As EDNA establishes real-time connections with state medical boards (currently in development), license status changes will trigger immediate notifications to the provider's employer — within minutes of the board action.
Currently, EDNA monitors license renewal status and flags providers whose licenses have lapsed due to missed CE deadlines. The proactive alert system (180/90/30-day warnings) is designed to prevent lapses from occurring in the first place.
Native integrations with Epic, Cerner, and major credentialing software platforms (Symplr, Medallion, etc.) are on EDNA's development roadmap. Currently, EDNA accepts CSV provider roster uploads and generates formatted CE export reports compatible with most credentialing systems.
It's worth noting that EDNA approaches this differently from traditional credentialing platforms. Existing tools like Symplr and MedTrainer are employer-purchased systems that manage provider data on behalf of the hospital. EDNA is provider-initiated — meaning providers arrive with their compliance records already verified, reducing the burden on your credentialing team from day one. Integration with your existing systems enhances that, rather than replacing it.
Enterprise customers can discuss custom integration requirements with our team.
MedTrainer, Symplr, and similar platforms are excellent at what they do — but they are fundamentally employer-purchased, employer-facing systems. The hospital buys the software, loads the provider data, and manages compliance on behalf of its staff. When a provider leaves, their record stays with the employer.
EDNA is built on an entirely different model:
Provider-initiated: Providers register themselves and own their compliance record. It follows them across employers, assignments, and career changes.
All 65+ professions: Competitors focus primarily on physicians and nurses. EDNA covers every licensed and certified healthcare profession in the US.
CE source integration: EDNA connects directly with CE providers to capture completions automatically — not just track certificates uploaded manually.
Pricing: Enterprise credentialing platforms typically cost $70–$150+ per provider per month. EDNA's hospital subscription is a fraction of that — and the malpractice premium discount alone typically covers the annual cost many times over.
No replacement required: EDNA is not asking you to rip out your existing credentialing system. It complements what you already have by ensuring CE compliance data arrives verified and current.
If your organization already uses MedTrainer or Symplr for payer enrollment and privileging, EDNA handles the CE compliance layer those platforms don't fully address — particularly for allied health professionals.
EDNA's hospital pricing is a flat annual fee based on licensed bed count — everything included, no per-provider charges, no add-ons. Pricing is shared exclusively with registered employer partners.
The 30-day pilot is always free with no commitment. Request a demo to see your pricing and what EDNA includes for your organization.
The 30-day pilot includes:
Your complete provider roster loaded into EDNA
Real compliance status for every provider
Mandatory topic gap identification (including MATE Act)
Live Medical Staff Services compliance dashboard
Malpractice discount tier estimate
Medical Staff Services team training and onboarding support
No contract. No credit card. No commitment. You see your hospital's real compliance picture before spending a dollar.
Minimal. Once your provider roster is loaded, EDNA runs automatically. Your Medical Staff Services team's primary interaction with EDNA is:
Reviewing the dashboard (as needed — it's always current)
Responding to automated alerts for providers approaching deadlines
Exporting CE reports for credentialing committees on request
Adding or removing providers as your roster changes
EDNA eliminates the 4–8 hours per week of manual CE tracking that most Medical Staff Services teams currently spend.
Yes. EDNA signs a HIPAA-compliant Business Associate Agreement with all hospital and health system partners before any provider data is shared. Contact hello@ednaknows.com to request a BAA.
Yes. EDNA generates formatted CE compliance reports that align with Joint Commission Medical Staff Standards requirements. One-click export of any provider's complete CE record provides the documentation surveyors typically request. Your overall compliance dashboard also provides the institutional-level compliance data relevant to accreditation reviews.
EDNA offers annual subscriptions with a 30-day cancellation notice. After the free pilot, you choose whether to proceed — there is no automatic conversion to a paid plan. Annual contracts are standard, with monthly payment options available for Regional and Enterprise tiers at a slight premium.
CE / CME Providers
For medical associations, online CE platforms, health systems, and independent CE publishers
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Visit ednaknows.com/ce-providers and complete the CE provider intake form. You'll provide your organization details, accreditation bodies, professions served, and course information. We respond within one business day to set up your content listing.
Listing your first course is always free. Completion fees apply only when providers complete your CE through the EDNA platform.
EDNA's matching engine identifies medical providers with a verified gap in your content's specific topic area and surfaces your course at the moment they need it. Matching is based on:
Topic: Your course covers opioid CME → matched to providers who are missing opioid hours
Profession: Your course is ABCP-accredited → matched to CCPs specifically
State: Credits accepted in Texas → matched to Texas-licensed medical providers
Deadline urgency: Providers with 90 days or less to their renewal deadline are prioritised
The result: every provider who sees your content has a verified, time-sensitive need for it. No wasted impressions.
EDNA's completion fees are simple, performance-based, and tiered by profession — and are shared exclusively with registered CE provider partners. Full pricing details are available upon registration.
Invoices are generated within 24 hours of event closure and are itemised by profession tier. Payment terms are Net 30. ACH and credit card accepted.
Yes — completely. When you register an upcoming event in EDNA and enter your expected attendees by profession type, EDNA instantly calculates your estimated completion fee based on your registered tier pricing.
The final invoice is based on verified completions only. If some registrants do not complete the required hours, they are not billed. You only pay for verified completions.
After your event concludes, you complete EDNA's post-event submission form — one form that does everything. You submit your attendee list (name, NPI, profession, hours earned) and EDNA automatically:
Updates every provider's compliance profile
Closes identified CE gaps
Notifies each provider's employer dashboard
Submits to state boards on each provider's behalf
Notifies each certifying body
Updates each career transcript
Generates your invoice
All of this happens automatically from one submission. No separate submissions to individual boards or bodies required.
EDNA is specifically designed for this complexity. The same event can carry multiple accreditations — for example, an AmSECT conference might offer 18 ABCP hours for CCPs, 16 ANCC contact hours for RNs, and 20 AMA PRA Category 1 credits for physicians — all from the same event.
During content listing, you enter per-profession accreditation details (accrediting body, credit hours, credit category). EDNA applies the correct credits to each provider based on their profession type. Each profession's completion is reported to its respective certifying body automatically.
Yes. EDNA supports all CE delivery formats:
Annual conferences and symposia
Online self-study modules
Webinars and virtual conferences
Workshops and skills labs
Journal-based CME
Point-of-care CME
Each format has its own listing type with appropriate fields for accreditation details, completion verification, and credit reporting.
Growth and Enterprise tier CE providers receive detailed completion analytics including:
Completion counts by profession type, specialty, and state
Gap closure data — how many providers closed verified gaps with your content
Demand forecasting — which topics have the highest verified gap volume in your accreditation areas
Geographic distribution of completions
Revenue tracking by event and content type
This data helps you understand where demand for your content is highest and plan future CE offerings accordingly.
EDNA's partnership agreement includes clear payment terms (Net 30), a 1.5%/month late fee after 30 days, and account suspension for invoices outstanding beyond 60 days. EDNA also retains the right to withhold future event processing for accounts with outstanding balances.
In practice, CE providers are accredited organizations with reputations to maintain — default rates are very low. EDNA's transparent fee structure ensures there are never any surprises that would create a payment dispute.
Yes. Listing your first course on EDNA is completely free — no setup fee, no monthly fee. You pay only when a provider completes your CE through the EDNA platform. Completion fees are performance-based and tiered by profession — details are shared exclusively with registered CE provider partners.
EDNA recognises CE credits from all major healthcare accreditation bodies, including:
Physicians: ACCME (AMA PRA Category 1), AOA
PAs: AAPA Category 1
Nurses/NPs: ANCC contact hours, AANP CE
OR Nurses: CCI — CNOR, CSSM, CNAMB, CFPN recertification points
CRNAs: AANA CE
Midwives: ACNM
Perfusionists: ABCP Category 1
Respiratory Therapists: AARC CRCE
Pharmacists: ACPE
Physical Therapists: APTA
If your accreditation body is not listed, contact us — we add new bodies continuously.
Privacy & Security
How EDNA handles, protects, and controls your data
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Access to your EDNA data is role-based and controlled entirely by you:
You: Full access to your complete profile and all data
Your employer: nothing, unless you share your profile with them using an access link. They then see only the sections you choose, for as long as you choose.
You can review and modify access permissions at any time from your profile settings.
No. EDNA does not sell, rent, or broker provider personal data to any third party. Provider data is used exclusively to deliver the compliance services described in the EDNA Terms of Service.
Encryption at rest: your data is encrypted at rest by our database provider
Encryption in transit: all data is sent over encrypted (TLS) connections
Access controls: Role-based access
Infrastructure: Enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure with encryption and access controls
Backups: Automated daily database backups
If a security incident affects your personal information, we will notify affected users as required by law.
Your CE history belongs to you — it travels with you. Your CE records, certifications, licenses, and professional history remain fully intact in your EDNA profile.
Your new employer sees it only if you share it, using a time-limited link you can revoke. You can also turn on your public profile page from your dashboard and share its link. No EDNA account is needed on their end.
Your professional record is yours. EDNA is not owned by your employer.