Health plan provider directory data should be updated monthly for the patient's sake

Directory data should be updated monthly On Nov. 13, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services updated guidance in the 2016 Call Letter and Medicare Marketing Guidelines that previously called for health plans to update provider directories on a monthly basis. Unfortunately for patients, the data is now required to be updated on a quarterly basis – leaving patients with data that is up to three months old when they need health care.   Patient Engagement Health plan provider directory data should be updated monthly for the patient’s sake In November, CMS updated guidance that previously called for health plans to update provider directories on a monthly basis. Unfortunately for patients, the data is now only required to be updated quarterly. Healthcare IT News blog/health-plan-provider-directory-data-should-be-updated-monthly-patient’s-sake read more
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