Pilot Launched in April under Leadership of
Humana, MultiPlan, Optum, Quest Diagnostics and
UnitedHealthcare
Aetna, a CVS Health business, and Ascension have joined the
pilot project applying blockchain technology to improve data
quality and reduce administrative costs associated with changes to
health care provider demographic data.
Humana (NYSE: HUM), MultiPlan, Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) and
UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) Optum and UnitedHealthcare
announced the launch of the Synaptic Health Alliance pilot project
in April. The Alliance is exploring how blockchain technology could
help ensure the most current health care provider information is
available in health plan provider directories, providing consumers
looking for care with the most accurate information when they need
it.
Aetna, which serves more than 22 million medical benefits
members, is uniquely positioned to share and contribute to
innovative solutions in collaboration with the Synaptic Health
Alliance.
Ascension, the largest nonprofit health system in the United
States and the world’s largest Catholic health system, brings a
care provider-centric viewpoint to the Synaptic Health Alliance on
the complexities of contributing to accurate care provider
directories.
Maintaining up-to-date health plan provider directories is a
critical, complex and challenging issue facing organizations across
the health care system. Federal and state laws require that health
plans maintain directories containing basic information about
physicians and other health care providers. Industry estimates
indicate that $2.1 billion is spent annually across the health care
system acquiring and maintaining provider data.*
The pilot is exploring how blockchain technology can be used to
actively share data with the aim of showing potential
administrative cost savings for health plans and care providers
while demonstrably improving care provider demographic data quality
and consumers’ health care experience.
A new Synaptic Health Alliance white paper, “Improving Provider
Data Accuracy: A Collaborative Approach Using a Permissioned
Blockchain,” provides background information on the Synaptic Health
Alliance and an overview of the pilot project, including the
rationale for the blockchain technology being used.
For additional information, please reach out to the contacts
listed below or visit www.synaptichealthalliance.com.
*Health Plan Week; Volume 27, Number 4; Jan. 30, 2017
About AetnaAetna, a CVS Health business, serves an
estimated 39 million people with information and resources to help
them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna
offers a broad range of traditional, voluntary and
consumer-directed health insurance products and related services,
including medical, pharmacy, dental and behavioral health plans,
and medical management capabilities, Medicaid health care
management services, workers' compensation administrative services
and health information technology products and services. Aetna's
customers include employer groups, individuals, college students,
part-time and hourly workers, health plans, health care providers,
governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and
expatriates. For more information, visit www.aetna.com and explore
how Aetna is helping to build a healthier world. @AetnaNews
About AscensionAscension (www.ascension.org) is a
faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation
through innovation across the continuum of care. As the largest
non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest
Catholic health system, Ascension is committed to delivering
compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to
persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. In FY2018,
Ascension provided nearly $2 billion in care of persons living in
poverty and other community benefit programs. Ascension includes
approximately 156,000 associates and 34,000 aligned providers.
Ascension’s Healthcare Division operates more than 2,600 sites of
care – including 151 hospitals and more than 50 senior living
facilities – in 21 states and the District of Columbia, while its
Solutions Division provides a variety of services and solutions
including physician practice management, venture capital investing,
investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities
management, clinical care management, information services, risk
management, and contracting through Ascension’s own group
purchasing organization.
About HumanaHumana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to
helping our millions of medical and specialty members achieve their
best health. Our successful history in care delivery and health
plan administration is helping us create a new kind of integrated
care with the power to improve health and well-being and lower
costs. Our efforts are leading to a better quality of life for
people with Medicare, families, individuals, military service
personnel, and communities at large.
More information regarding Humana is available to investors via
the Investor Relations page of the company’s web site at
www.humana.com.
About MultiPlanMultiPlan is committed to helping
healthcare payers manage the cost of care, improve their
competitiveness and inspire positive change. Leveraging
sophisticated technology, data analytics, and a team rich with
industry experience, the company interprets clients’ needs and
customizes innovative solutions that combine its payment integrity,
network-based and analytics-based services. MultiPlan is a trusted
partner to over 700 healthcare payers in the commercial health,
dental, government and property and casualty markets, and saves
these companies more than $15 billion annually. MultiPlan is owned
by Hellman & Friedman and other investors. For more
information, visit www.multiplan.com.
About OptumOptum is a leading information and
technology-enabled health services business dedicated to helping
make the health system work better for everyone. With more than
145,000 people worldwide, Optum delivers intelligent, integrated
solutions that help to modernize the health system and improve
overall population health. Optum is part of UnitedHealth Group
(NYSE:UNH). For more information, visit www.Optum.com.
About Quest DiagnosticsQuest Diagnostics empowers people
to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's
largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights
reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy
behaviors and improve health care management. Quest annually serves
one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals
in the United States, and our 45,000 employees understand that, in
the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights
can inspire actions that transform
lives.www.QuestDiagnostics.com.
About UnitedHealthcareUnitedHealthcare is dedicated to
helping people live healthier lives and making the health system
work better for everyone by simplifying the health care experience,
meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted
relationships with care providers. In the United States,
UnitedHealthcare offers the full spectrum of health benefit
programs for individuals, employers, and Medicare and Medicaid
beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 1.2 million
physicians and care professionals, and 6,500 hospitals and other
care facilities nationwide. The company also provides health
benefits and delivers care to people through owned and operated
health care facilities in South America. UnitedHealthcare is one of
the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified
health care company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare
at www.uhc.com or follow @UHC on Twitter.
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Ethan SlavinAetna860-273-6095SlavinE@aetna.com
Johnny SmithAscension314-733-6975Johnny.Smith@ascension.org
Alan PlayerHumana Inc.502-580-3031aplayer@humana.com
Pam WalkerMultiPlan781-895-3118pamela.walker@multiplan.com
Gwen HollidayOptum202-549-3429gwen.m.holliday@optum.com
Wendy BostQuest
Diagnostics973-520-2800Wendy.H.Bost@QuestDiagnostics.com
Will ShanleyUnitedHealthcare714-204-8005will.shanley@uhc.com
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