The Technologies Payers Want

Monday, August 27, 2012
Payers have "preferences" for communication and data transfer technologies – over the years, I have seen payer preference for technologies that include incentives to use technology, mandates for electronic claims submissions, Meaningful Use incentives, and managed care authorization requirements make operating without electronic systems difficult.

The question for provider organization executives is, what emerging technologies will payers push – either through mandates or preferential treatment?

Electronic Health Records (EHR) – EHRs are already "incentivized" by feds - but soon penalties (financial penalties are scheduled to take effect in 2015) will be levied for systems that have not been certified by . . .