Going Beyond Compliance: How Payers Can Embrace Healthcare Interoperability

Payers may be prepared to comply with the interoperability rule for the July 1 deadline, but are they ready to adopt healthcare interoperability long-term?

For the past couple of years, CMS has pushed the industry to take bigger steps toward standardizing interoperability.

“When implemented effectively, health information exchange (interoperability) can also reduce the burden of certain administrative processes, such as prior authorization. We have issued regulations that will drive change in how clinical and administrative information is exchanged between payers, providers, and patients, and will support more efficient care coordination.”