MD-Staff, CAQH Work Together to Make Sharing Provider Data Easier and More Accurate for Groups

MD-Staff now generates CAQH ProView for Groups-compatible rosters that can be submitted to multiple plans at once

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Feb 28, 2019, 08:05 ET

WASHINGTON and TEMECULA, Calif., Feb. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Statistics & Management Inc. (ASM) and CAQH^® today announced that they are working together to make it easier for large provider groups to share credentials and other information with health plans. MD-Staff, the ASM flagship credentialing system, now automatically generates rosters that may be uploaded directly into CAQH ProView for Groups, enabling provider organizations to submit information about their providers accurately and efficiently with multiple health plans at once.

"This simplified data collection process has the potential to save hospitals and group practices countless hours and needless frustration while improving the accuracy and completeness of provider information," said Steve Slaton, Director, Product Management at CAQH. "We are taking a significant step forward in addressing the provider data challenges that plague our nation's healthcare system."

CAQH ProView for Groups is a new feature of CAQH ProView, the industry standard solution used by more than 1.4 million providers to self-report data. This new functionality replaces the current highly manual, fragmented process for maintaining and sharing provider rosters. Delegated groups no longer need to maintain a separate file for each contracted plan. Instead, they can submit one standardized file through a centralized portal, which automatically checks for errors. Participating plans then receive high quality provider data that can be easily uploaded into their systems and online directories.

MD-Staff, a powerful, user friendly enterprise-level credentialing system used by over 1,200 facilities has added a new feature that enables groups to automatically download rosters in a CAQH-ready format.

"Managing different roster requirements and formats for each plan is an operational headache," said Nick Phan, Executive Vice President of ASM. "We are excited to be the first vendor to support CAQH ProView for Groups."

"Offering a streamlined process and standardized format for provider data collection, CAQH ProView for Groups is eliminating many major pain points," said Slaton. "The new integration with MD-Staff now makes it even easier for groups to share information with plans and sets a new standard for provider data management systems."

To learn more about how this solution is revolutionizing the way health plans and provider groups share data, visit the CAQH website here.

About CAQH

CAQH is the leader in creating initiatives to streamline the business of healthcare. Through collaboration and innovation, CAQH accelerates the transformation of business processes, delivering value to providers, patients and health plans. Visit www.caqh.org and follow us on Twitter: @caqh.

About ASM

Applied Statistics & Management Inc. (ASM) empowers healthcare organizations to advance patient safety and quality objectives using cloud-based, AI-enabled software solutions. Over 1,200 facilities worldwide use our products, MD-Staff and MD-Stat, to automate and manage their credentialing, privileging, OPPE, FPPE and peer review processes.

SOURCE CAQH