Epic connects with HCSC on payer data exchange platform

Overall health Treatment Company Company, a licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association with some 16 million customers coated by health programs in 5 states, announced this 7 days that it is doing the job with Epic to establish a bi-directional trade system to hook up payers with vendors.

WHY IT Matters
The collaboration, which HCSC suggests is the 1st these kinds of initiative in between Epic and a large insurance provider, aims to produce a protected and interconnected details trade in between insurers, vendors and patients.

With each other, HCSC and Epic will create what they’re calling the Payer Platform for two-way trade of details in between HCSC health programs and vendors who use Epic – enabling them to critique patient data, streamline administrative processes these kinds of as prior authorizations, create care-administration tactics and determine gaps in care.

The system is scheduled to start afterwards this yr for pick vendors and health programs across HCSC’s 5 states who previously use Epic – which is in place at two-thirds of vendors nationwide and whose records protect 250 million people today.

THE Bigger Craze
HCSC suggests this collaboration provides the opportunity to streamline care across the complete health ecosystem, in particular as its community vendors, healthcare facility companions and prepare customers continue to grapple with COVID-19.

It suggests the Payer Platform will enhance interoperability and advertise integration in between insurers and vendors on behalf of patients, encouraging to stay clear of duplication of testing and streamlining administrative responsibilities although streamlining care continuity and improving top quality.

ON THE Report
“This partnership connects the company, the payer, and the patient in a reliable community,” claimed Alan Hutchison, vice president of populace health at Epic. “It will enable a a lot more robust, data-driven technique to improving patient health. It will also streamline administrative processes these kinds of as the authorization system for vendors, so patients can acquire a lot more well timed obtain to correct care.”

“Sharing insights in between payers and vendors at the position of care is a wonderful way to make a true change in patient care and reduce health expenditures,” claimed Krishna Ramachandran, vice president of company performance at HCSC. “This settlement will enable progress obtain to a certainly built-in value-based care supply process, although giving our vendors and customers actionable details to make a lot more knowledgeable care decisions.”

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