"Procuring cause" is the principle that determines which recruiter gets credit, and paid, for a placement. It sounds simple until two recruiters submit the same candidate, or a health system moves a candidate forward without clear documentation of who found them first. That ambiguity has cost recruiters real money for years.
How ClearHire solves it
The process starts the moment you identify a candidate. You submit a clearing request with just the provider's name and NPI, no lengthy paperwork up front. Once cleared, you have 48 hours to submit a full presentation to that health system to maintain procuring cause. That window is what protects your claim to the placement.
Why the 48-hour window matters
It rewards speed and documentation over guesswork. Everyone on the platform is working from the same transparent rules, so there's no ambiguity about who sourced a candidate first, and no dispute about who gets the placement bonus.
The bigger picture
Transparent placement bonuses, clear rules, and payments made on time, every time. Procuring cause is one piece of a platform built so recruiters can focus on relationships instead of protecting their own commissions.
