CAQH credentialing database gains endorsements.UnitedHealthcare, a nationwide, major health network, recently joined the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare's (CAQH CAQH Coalition for Affordable Quality Healthcare ) Universal Credentialing DataSource, an online service to help physicians and other providers submit required credentialing information to healthcare organizations. DataSource allows practitioners to securely submit their credentialing information to multiple health plans and networks by entering the information just once, either online or via fax. To date, nearly 90,000 physicians have registered for the service. CAQH maintains the information in a secure data center; only health plans and networks authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: by each physician can access the information. First launched in Virginia and Colorado two years ago, the service is available in 43 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . CAQH officials expect the database to be available nationwide by the end of the year. Ingenix built the program and provides operational and technology support for the system. The American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
AAFP abbr. American Academy of Family Physicians AAFP, n.pr See American Academy of Family Physicians. ) also recently endorsed Universal Credentialing DataSource. "For family physicians, filling out multiple credentialing forms can be a tremendous burden," noted Michael O. Fleming, M.D., AAFP president. For more, visit www.caqh.org. |
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