Managed Healthcare Executive August 13, 2021
New interoperability rules will soon empower individuals to access healthcare data from their smartphone.
New interoperability rules will soon empower individuals to access healthcare data from their smartphone. It’s a move that presents tremendous opportunities for health plans to strengthen the member experience, reduce costs and improve quality. It also could leave health plans more vulnerable to competition unless they shore up data integrity and their consumerism strategy.
The 21st Century Cures Act sets standards for secure and seamless exchange of data among payers, providers and consumers. The Cures Act gives health plans significantly greater leverage in accessing clinical data and patient demographic information. The ability to access and analyze the data enables health plans to improve health outcomes by...