7 ViVE Announcements You Don’t Want to Miss
This year's ViVE conference was full of announcements — from acquisitions to rebrands to product launches. This list compiles short summaries for seven of the conference’s most notable announcements.
AHA Urges Labor Department to Investigate MultiPlan’s ‘Unconscionable Practices’
Following an extensive investigative report from the New York Times, the AHA is calling for the Labor Department to probe into the business practices of data analytics firm MultiPlan. The report revealed that MultiPlan works with major payers to negotiate reduced reimbursements for out-of-network medical providers — and that this practice ends up costing patients and employers.
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Aetna and Ascension join blockchain pilot project for better provider directories
Keeping health plan provider directories current is a major administrative and cost burden for the industry, with an estimated $2.1 billion spent annually across the healthcare system to acquire and maintain provider data.
Humana, UnitedHealthcare, Quest Diagnostics and others launch blockchain initiative focused on provider data (Updated)
Five healthcare organizations — Humana, UnitedHealthcare, Optum, Quest Diagnostics and MultiPlan — have unveiled a blockchain-based effort that aims to make it easier to share provider directory data.