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.
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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.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - Category: Information Technology Authors: Torben Nielsen Tags: Data Warehousing Patient Engagement Population Health Source Type: news
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