As the stresses and sheer volume of data required of healthcare providers mount, not to mention the risks of COVID exposure, organizations are looking to technical solutions like interoperability to provide much-needed relief from some of the growing administrative burdens and pandemic effects. Topping the list is furnishing records for health plan audits and payer reviews. Many healthcare organizations have reported that payer reviews are difficult and time-consuming, causing an undue burden on the HIM staff. That’s why CommonWell Health Alliance® is extending its interoperability capabilities to enable additional use cases beyond treatment and patient access, starting with Payment and Health Care Operations (P&O) data requests. Once implemented by participating CommonWell Service Adopters, the CommonWell Connected™ providers will have a much easier, more streamlined way to transmit health records to [...]

As the stresses and sheer volume of data required of healthcare providers mount, not to mention the risks of COVID exposure, organizations are looking to technical solutions like interoperability to provide much-needed relief from some of the growing administrative burdens and pandemic effects. Topping the list is furnishing records for health plan audits and payer reviews. Many healthcare organizations have reported that payer reviews are difficult and time-consuming, causing an undue burden on the HIM staff. That’s why CommonWell Health Alliance® is extending its interoperability capabilities to enable additional use cases beyond treatment and patient access, starting with Payment and Health Care Operations (P&O) data requests. Once implemented by participating CommonWell Service Adopters, the CommonWell Connected™ providers will have a much easier, more streamlined way to transmit health records to [...]

As the stresses and sheer volume of data required of healthcare providers mount, not to mention the risks of COVID exposure, organizations are looking to technical solutions like interoperability to provide much-needed relief from some of the growing administrative burdens and pandemic effects. Topping the list is furnishing records for health plan audits and payer reviews. Many healthcare organizations have reported that payer reviews are difficult and time-consuming, causing an undue burden on the HIM staff. That’s why CommonWell Health Alliance® is extending its interoperability capabilities to enable additional use cases beyond treatment and patient access, starting with Payment and Health Care Operations (P&O) data requests. Once implemented by participating CommonWell Service Adopters, the CommonWell Connected™ providers will have a much easier, more streamlined way to transmit health records to [...]