eHealth Exchange Recognized in KLAS Case Study for Advancing Networked FHIR in Provider-Payer Health Data Exchange
VIENNA, Va., May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- eHealth Exchange is identified as an influential convener advancing the HL7® Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources® (FHIR®) standard by independent analyst firm KLAS Research.
The KLAS "Points of Light 2024 Case Study 18: Automating Prior Authorizations through Networked FHIR Connections" highlights how eHealth Exchange convened hospital systems such as UC Davis Health, payers such as Regence, other Qualified Health Information Networks™ (QHINs™), and the HL7® Da Vinci Project "to facilitate faster, easier data sharing through FHIR technology."
"We continue to support an open and shared approach to solving payer and health exchange challenges, and this case study demonstrates how we consistently work together with key stakeholders to advance FHIR," said Jay Nakashima, president of eHealth Exchange. "Together we can advance interoperability for the public good and accelerate prior authorization determinations to administer faster patient treatment." Nakashima continues, "This is a critical move given the January 2027 compliance deadline with the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization final rule (CMS-0057-F) requiring providers and payers to exchange using FHIR for prior authorization."
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