Online Tool Helps Healthcare Orgs Simplify Data Collection

    June 24, 2011
    The Washington-based CAQH reports that more than 90 healthcare organizations, including 25 health plans and 37 hospitals, successfully streamlined
    The Washington-based CAQH reports that more than 90 healthcare organizations, including 25 health plans and 37 hospitals, successfully streamlined provider data collection through the Universal Provider Datasource (UPD) service in 2008.
    UPD is an online service created to enable providers to electronically submit, store, update and access critical information, including education, registration numbers and other data essential for provider credentialing, directory maintenance, claims administration, network referrals and quality assurance.

    Among the organizations that adopted UPD in 2008 are OhioHealth, Ohio State University Health System, St. John’s Healthcare, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona.

    Continue Reading

    Sponsored Recommendations

    Streamline waste disposal, simplify compliance, and reduce unnecessary costs. This guide shows how MedPro helps practices cut confusion, not corners, while supporting over 40,...
    The patient experience doesn’t fall to just one department. Learn how your physical security system can improve safety and security, and help contribute to a positive patient ...
    Discover how identity data impacts patient safety, experience, and your system’s bottom line — and how Banner Health built a compelling case for change.
    Streamline waste disposal, simplify compliance, and reduce unnecessary costs. This guide shows how MedPro helps practices cut confusion, not corners, while supporting over 40,...