On July 1, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ...

Last year, researchers looked at the directories of the nation’s five largest health plans and found that four out of five entries were inaccurate. This is more than a minor inconvenience. It’s a ...

While healthcare is constantly evolving with new technology like artificial intelligence, electronic health records and blockchain, the cost of preventable hospital readmissions and adverse events ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The study's findings paint a troubling picture of the current state of provider directories.

Health plans have some work to do when it comes to building trust with consumers, a new survey shows. OnePoll and Ribbon Health, a provider data management platform, surveyed 1,000 consumers across ...

In navigating the evolving landscape of regulatory reforms, intensifying competition and escalating pricing pressures, health plans stand at a pivotal juncture where the accuracy and currency of ...

In healthcare, accurate and up-to-date provider information is critical for meeting patient care needs and maximizing revenue. It powers everything from provider onboarding and enrollment to patient ...

When Congress prohibited “information blocking” under the 21st Century Cures Act in 2016, it made no reference to patient portals, the websites through which many health care providers share clinical ...

LOS ANGELES—Inaccurate and out-of-date health plan provider directories continue to be a vexing problem in healthcare and can make it difficult for patients to find a clinician when they need care. It ...

On October 30, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...

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