CAQH CORE: CAQH Catalyst Newsletter

August 2015

Rebranding and Website Launch

CAQH has launched a redesigned website developed to communicate more effectively and improve the visitor experience. In addition to featuring refreshed branding that represents the mission and vision of the organization, www.CAQH.org now has a new structure that makes information easier to find.

As the scope of CAQH activities expands beyond simplifying administrative processes to focus more broadly on "streamlining the business of healthcare", the redesigned website more comprehensively profiles the work of the organization.

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The Value & Impact of Collaboration:

CAQH Presentation at AHIP Institute 2015

"Collaborating to Take Costs Out of the Business of Healthcare"

Collaborative projects are advancing operational efficiencies, improving health plan and provider relations and reducing millions in costs for the healthcare system at large, according to examples recently provided by senior executives from three national health plans at AHIP Institute 2015.

The presentation by CAQH explored the advantages of using industry-wide collaboration to improve routine business processes. In the session, titled "Collaborating to Take Costs Out of the Business of Healthcare," panelists explained how this approach helps ease the burden on individual health plans and provider organizations, while reducing unnecessary administrative costs.

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CAQH CORE Testifies Before HHS Review Committee on Benefits/Challenges of Operating Rules

At the inaugural hearing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)-mandated Review Committee in June, CAQH CORE presented compelling testimony that operating rules have resulted in significant contributions to the business needs of the healthcare industry. CAQH CORE also emphasized that many opportunities still exist to use operating rules to achieve interoperable data exchange.

Other News

New CAQH Staff

CAQH has welcomed the following new staff in 2015:

Abrielle Anderson	Counsel
Erin Gibson	Major Account Manager
Jyoti "JJ" Jalali	Senior Manager, Business Development
Carl Johnson, Jr.	Major Account Manager
Sarah Kana	Communications Associate
Jessica Porras	CAQH CORE Senior Manager for Education and Outreach
Jack Unverferth	Director of Technology
Drew Voytal	CAQH CORE Senior Project Associate for Education and Outreach

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CAQH CORE & NACHA JOINT NATIONAL WEBINAR

Thursday, September 10, 2015 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET

Join CAQH CORE and NACHA, along with Midwest Center for Women's Healthcare and Hospital Corporation of America, Inc., for a national webinar:

"The Benefits of Going Paperless in Your EFT/ERA Transactions for Small & Rural Hospitals - A Multi-Provider Practice & a Large Hospital Group Share Their Experiences".