Claims Processing

First Choice works with providers that are interested in working directly with employers.

Washington, Maryland and New Mexico have leveraged funding opportunities and regulatory tools to ease the burden on providers still struggling to operate with claims payments disrupted.

HHS surveyed payers for data relating to actions they were taking to help providers resolve issues.

Also: Availity clarifies reports that it has cut ties with the clearinghouse and says it "fully expects" to reconnect to Change Healthcare.

The security breach has been a major disruption and opened an opportunity for scammers, Minnesota AG warns.

The provider saw a 22% decrease in one type of denial and an 18% decrease in another. Those improvements have resulted in more than 30 hours per week in eliminated work for follow-up staff.

Meanwhile, the American Hospital Association is calling on Congress to do more in the face of a "staggering loss of revenue" for health systems.

AHA says it welcomes the letter urging UHG to step up payments to hospitals, physicians and other providers.

The anchor exhibitor has been working on data exchange for a long time. With the FHIR spec now widespread and becoming normative, good things are starting to happen across a variety of use cases – and the company plans to show how it's helping.

Also: The ALPHV BlackCat ransomware group may have faked a second government takedown, while the extent of the protected-data leak is still unknown.