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Below is an update from the Experian Health  Support Team. Network & System Performance Last six months: Upgrades to the network, compute and storage infrastructure have improved performance and scalability. Enhanced alerting and reporting to strengthen proactive measures for issues remediation Next six months: Data Center move and consolidation will localize production communications to improve efficiencies Automation improvements to reduce on-boarding times for new clients Subscribe to Receive Product Support Updates Opt in to receive emails about significant product updates or changes. Access the Experian Health Product Dashboard here.    

Care Coordination Manager is the industry’s first solution designed specifically to help hospitals, health systems, and provider-led health plans succeed with 30-90 day episode management.  It is a flexible, rules-driven care coordination system designed specifically for physician groups, hospitals, health systems, and provider-led health plans, whether for ensuring bundled payment profitability, maximizing ACO and health plan savings, managing post-acute costs, or reducing readmissions. Contact us today for more information at 1 888 661 5657 or visit the Care Coordination Manager page. 

Our congratulations and admiration go out to all Experian Health clients who were recently recognized by Hospitals and Health Networks (H&HN) magazine with the prestigious 2016 “Most Wired” distinction: http://www.hhnmag.com/articles/7393-2016-most-wired-themes. Following are two (of the MANY) Experian Health clients who were honored. Altru Health System has been recognized in the Advanced Category in this year’s HealthCare’s Most Wired™ survey. The survey, released on July 6 by the American Hospital Association’s Health Forum, is a leading industry barometer measuring information technology (IT) use and adoption among hospitals nationwide. It examined how organizations are leveraging IT to improve performance for value-based healthcare in the areas of infrastructure, business and administrative management, quality and safety, and clinical integration. St. Clair Hospital’s Patient Estimates tool, the only one of its kind in the greater Pittsburgh region, has garnered the Mt. Lebanon-based medical center Hospitals & Health Networks (H&HN) magazine’s prestigious Innovator Award for its co-development of the cost transparency software. Patient Estimates, which was made available to the public earlier this year at www.stclair.org, gives patients the ability to learn, in advance, what their estimated out-of-pocket costs will be for services at St. Clair or the Hospital’s Outpatient centers. Patient Estimates is highly accurate and based on information provided by each patient’s health benefit plan. Please contact us to add your organization’s Innovative Achievements to our future Shout Outs!

In case you missed them, below are some great tools to help you address key business challenges. Enjoy the read! Press Releases Innovative Mindset Enables Experian Health to Deliver New Capabilities Experian Health Rises to 45 On The 2016 Healthcare Informatics 100 List   White Paper Why Start the Payment Process Prior to Service? As a patient’s financial obligation grows, it’s imperative to tailor payment strategies to each unique situation. In pre-service stages, data-driven solutions provide a higher likelihood of securing patient payment. Flexible patient payment plans contribute to a positive billing, payment, and overall engagement experience, as well as a provider’s financial health. Read our white paper to learn more about the importance of the Personalization in the Healthcare Consumer Payment Process. Read Now   Article: Healthcare IT Transformation – How Has Ransomware Shifted the Landscape of Healthcare Data Security? Read Now

Our friends and neighbors in Louisiana have experienced catastrophic damage and destruction from recent flooding, in what is being called the worst U.S. disaster since Hurricane Sandy. You can help by donating at www.redcross.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or texting the word LAFLOODS to 90999 to make a $10 donation. Donations enable the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from these disasters.

To avoid Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) liability, health care entities need to routinely check the LEIE to ensure that new hires and current employees are not on Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) excluded list. Mandatory exclusions: OIG is required by law to exclude from participation in all Federal health care programs individuals and entities convicted of the following types of criminal offenses: Medicare or Medicaid fraud, as well as any other offenses related to the delivery of items or services under Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, or other State health care programs; patient abuse or neglect; felony convictions for other health care-related fraud, theft, or other financial misconduct; and felony convictions relating to unlawful manufacture, distribution, prescription, or dispensing of controlled substances The effects of an exclusion are outlined in the Updated Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusions From Participation in Federal Health Programs, but the primary effect is that no payment will be provided for any items or services furnished, ordered, or prescribed by an excluded individual or entity. This includes Medicare, Medicaid, and all other Federal plans and programs that provide health benefits funded directly or indirectly by the United States (other than the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan), but the primary effect is that no payment will be provided for any items or services furnished, ordered, or prescribed by an excluded individual or entity. This includes Medicare, Medicaid, and all other Federal plans and programs that provide health benefits funded directly or indirectly by the United States (other than the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan. Search individuals in the Exclusions Database: https://exclusions.oig.hhs.gov/ Review the Updated Special Advisory Bulletin: https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/files/sab-05092013.pdf