Health Information Technology Allows Payers to Share Data

CMS partnered with private payers to improve primary care delivery using health information technology and data exchange.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) strive to create programs meant to bring “better care, smarter spending, and healthier people”. CMS partnered with healthcare payers across seven regions to improve primary care through the Comprehensive Primary Care initiative (CPC), according to The CMS Blog. Through the use of health information technology and multi-insurer payment reform, the program was created to support primary care practices in advancing the quality of care.  Read the full article.

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