The IntelyCare acquisition is a good moment to re-check the fit.
CareRev is a strong acute-care per diem marketplace, now part of IntelyCare. Any acquisition is a natural time to ask whether your staffing platform still matches where you are headed. If you are re-evaluating, here is a full-path alternative.
Per diem + internal pool
Credentialing included
Multi-state licensing
Beyond nursing: MD, BH, NP/PA, allied
The short answer
CareRev connects acute-care facilities with local W-2 per diem clinicians and supports internal float pools. It does that well. In December 2025 it was acquired by IntelyCare, which skews post-acute; both brands continue operating for now. DirectShifts covers the same per diem and pool staffing, and adds credentialing and multi-state licensing in one platform. If a marketplace is all you need, CareRev is capable. If you want sourcing, credentialing, and licensing under one roof, that is the gap DirectShifts fills.
Why re-evaluate now
An acquisition changes the questions worth asking
Nothing about CareRev broke. But when a platform you depend on changes ownership, a few things are worth confirming before your next contract cycle. These are the questions procurement teams ask after any acquisition.
Roadmap and product direction
Two platforms now sit under one owner. Combined roadmaps get reprioritized. It is fair to ask what happens to the CareRev features you rely on as the products converge over time.
Pricing and contract terms
Ownership changes are a common trigger for repackaging and repricing at renewal. Worth confirming your terms hold before you assume they will.
Acute vs post-acute focus
CareRev was built for acute care; IntelyCare's strength is post-acute. If you are an acute facility, it is reasonable to ask where your setting sits in the combined company's priorities.
Still just a marketplace
Combined or not, the model is per diem staffing. Credentialing and multi-state licensing remain outside it, so those stay a separate problem you solve elsewhere.
Why teams choose DirectShifts
Staffing, credentialing, and licensing in one place
1
Per diem and pool, same as you have now
DirectShifts fills open shifts with vetted clinicians and supports an internal resource pool, so you keep the flexible coverage model CareRev gave you.
2
Credentialing and licensing built in
The pieces a marketplace leaves out are included here. Credentialing and multi-state licensing sit in the same platform, so clinicians go from sourced to verified to deployed without a second vendor.
3
Beyond nursing
DirectShifts sources physicians, behavioral health clinicians, NPs, PAs, and allied staff, not RNs alone, so more of your coverage needs sit on one platform.
Side by side
DirectShifts vs CareRev
An honest comparison. CareRev is a well-built acute-care marketplace, and where it leads, this table says so.
Capability
DirectShifts
CareRev
Per diem shift fill
Yes
Yes
Local W-2 clinicians
Yes
Yes
Internal resource pool support
Yes
Yes
Acute care coverage
Yes
Yes
purpose-built for acute
Credentialing included
Yes
Meets TJC standards
vetting, not full credentialing platform
Multi-state licensing
Yes
No
Physician coverage
Yes
No
nursing and allied focus
Behavioral health coverage
Yes
Limited
End to end: sourced to verified to deployed
Yes
No
Independent ownership
Yes
Acquired by IntelyCare, Dec 2025
CareRev is built for
On-demand acute per diem
Acute-care facilities filling nursing and allied shifts fast from a local marketplace
Teams that want a self-scheduling app with W-2 clinicians
Extending an existing internal float pool with external per diem
Organizations comfortable handling credentialing and licensing elsewhere
DirectShifts is built for
Coverage plus the paperwork that enables it
Per diem and internal pool coverage, same flexible model
Credentialing and multi-state licensing in the same platform
Physician, behavioral health, NP/PA, and allied, not nursing alone
One vendor from sourcing a clinician to deploying them
Being fair about CareRev and the acquisition
CareRev is a genuinely good acute-care platform with roughly 35,000 clinicians, W-2 employment, self-scheduling, and Joint Commission credentialing standards. The IntelyCare acquisition is a credible outcome, and both companies have said services continue unchanged under their existing brands for now. This page is not claiming otherwise.
The point is narrower. Acquisitions are the right moment to re-check fit, and if you are already re-checking, it is worth comparing against a platform that folds credentialing and licensing into staffing rather than leaving them as separate problems. If CareRev still fits after that comparison, that is a good outcome too.
Which fits your team
Pick by what you actually need
Stay with CareRev if
You need acute per diem fill and nothing more
Credentialing and licensing are already handled elsewhere
Your terms and roadmap needs are confirmed post-acquisition
Nursing and allied coverage is your whole requirement
Look at DirectShifts if
You want staffing, credentialing, and licensing on one platform
You need physicians or behavioral health, not just nursing
The acquisition raised roadmap or pricing questions worth hedging
You would rather run one vendor than stitch several together
Questions
CareRev alternatives, answered
Was CareRev acquired?
Yes. IntelyCare acquired CareRev in a deal that closed December 23, 2025 and was announced January 8, 2026. Both companies said they will keep operating under their existing brands with no immediate changes for facilities or clinicians.
What is the difference between CareRev and DirectShifts?
CareRev is an acute-care per diem marketplace with local W-2 clinicians and float-pool support. DirectShifts covers that same staffing and adds credentialing and multi-state licensing in one platform, managing the full path from sourcing a clinician to deploying them.
Should I switch off CareRev because of the acquisition?
Not automatically. The acquisition is a reasonable outcome and both brands continue for now. But it is a natural moment to confirm roadmap, pricing, and fit before your next renewal, and to compare a full-path alternative while you are looking.
Does DirectShifts serve acute care like CareRev?
Yes. DirectShifts staffs across acute and multi-specialty settings, including physicians, behavioral health, NP/PA, and allied clinicians, not nursing alone.
What does DirectShifts add that a marketplace does not?
Credentialing and multi-state licensing in the same platform as staffing. A marketplace fills the shift; those steps stay your problem. DirectShifts folds them in, so a clinician goes from sourced to verified to deployed without a second vendor.
Re-evaluating anyway? Make the comparison count.
Bring your current per diem volumes and credentialing timelines. We will show you what folding both into one platform changes.
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