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.

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A centralized approach also strengthens compliance and downstream operations. Real-time data exchange through APIs or ...

Provider directories are widely inaccurate, with conventional directories slightly outperforming MR directories in accuracy. MR directories have potential for accuracy improvement but lack regulatory ...

Analytics and market research platform Trilliant Health announced its National Provider Directory will now be publicly available and accessible via an API. The organization's directory contains ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requested public input on creating a CMS-led national directory of providers and services last week. While America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) ...

Ribbon Health AI tech powers Health Karma patient-friendly provider navigation and telehealth service. At a time when the digitization of healthcare is turning parts of it into commodities, but out-of ...

Relying on a 2-stage secret shopper survey, the authors found that inaccuracies in provider directories often persisted for well over 1 year. Objectives: Provider directory inaccuracies have important ...

Medicare Advantage online provider directories are routinely filled with inaccuracies, according to a recently completed review by CMS. With 48.7% of provider directory locations containing at least ...

Seniors shopping between Medicare Advantage plans will soon have clearer data about payers’ provider networks under a rule the CMS finalized Thursday. Regulators are requiring MA plans to directly ...

After years of grand ambitions, the federal government disclosed that it is months away from rolling out a centralized list of doctors and hospitals filled with up-to-date contact and insurance ...