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Administrative Simplification –
What does it really mean?
Monica Cunningham, CORE Consultant, CAQH
Erin Richter, CORE Senior Manager, CAQH
Zahoor Elahi, General Manager and Vice President,
Health and Financial Network, FIS
Agenda


• Monica Cunningham, CORE Consultant, CAQH
• Erin Richter, CORE Senior Manager, CAQH
 –   Today’s data exchange environment
 –   Introduction to CAQH CORE
 –   Federal imperatives
 –   Health reform and operating rule requirements
     • The role of CORE
     • Stakeholder efforts
• Bill Barbato, Director of Product Strategy, Health and Financial Network, FIS
 –   Creating the Health and Financial Network
 –   A system littered with inefficiencies
 –   The ecosystem overhaul
 –   Health plan challenges




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FIS Healthcare Payment Solutions


• FIS Healthcare Payment Solutions is one of the leaders in transforming the
    healthcare industry by accelerating the exchange of information and funds
    between patients, payers, providers and financial institutions.
•   Formerly Metavante Healthcare Payment Solutions (acquired by FIS in 2009)
•   Strong growth, both organic and through strategic acquisitions:
       − Medibank (MBI)
       − Printing For Systems (PSI)
       − AdminiSource
       − BenSoft (RepayMe)
       − CapMed
•   Industry participation:




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FIS Healthcare Payment Solutions
Who we are

FIS Healthcare Solutions sees an opportunity to make a measurable impact by connecting patients, providers
and payers through an integrated suite of solutions that facilitate the flow of information and funds among all
three parties.
                                    Health and Financial Network (HFN)

  Payer Solutions:                                             Provider Solutions:
      • ProviderNet − post-adjudication claim                      • ProviderNet – post-adjudication claim
        payment and remittance distribution                          payment and remittance portal.
                                                                     Provider DDA registration
      • Health ID – eligibility/ID cards and                       • HealthGateway – provider claims and
        combination ID/payment cards                                 receivables portal
                                                                   • HealthCollect – patient bill presentment,
      • HealthCollect – member premium                               payment and collections
        presentment and payment solution                           • Remittance Manager – healthcare
                                                                     imaging and lockbox services




              FIS offers a diverse array of healthcare products and services to meet both
                 payer and provider needs to streamline and simplify their operations.

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The flood gates of change are
gushing…
What is Administrative Simplification?

  Administrative Simplification is the name tagged to Section 1104 of H.R.
  3590, also referred to as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.



        Some of the many goals of Administrative Simplification include:
            • Reduce clerical burden
            • Increase electronic transaction adoption
            • Standardize operating rules for:
                   − Eligibility (270/271)
                   − Claims status (276/277)
                   − Claims payment and remittance (835)
                   − Enrollment and referral authorization
            • Ensure compliancy of standards




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Inefficiency in Grand Proportion




                                   7
Reaction to Change

                                              In a speech Monday, Health and
 How do you deal with change?                 Human Services Secretary Kathleen
                                              Sebelius said she and the president
 • Do you like change?                        realize the program is "certainly far
 • Do you welcome it?                         from perfect.”
 • Do you hide from it?
                                              Last week, the Democratic-controlled
                                              Senate passed a bill to repeal an
                                              expanded tax-reporting requirement in
                                              the law that upset small businesses,
                Common responses:             and Mr. Obama has signaled he would
                                              sign it.
                •   Wait and see
                •   Embrace it                Republicans contend the midterm
                •   Take it to the courts     elections show voters want the
                •   Consult trusted advisor   overhaul tossed out. Now that their
                                              repeal bill has effectively died in
                                              Congress…

                                                    Source: Wall Street Journal, February 08, 2011




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Healthcare Ecosystem Needs an
Overhaul

Healthcare expenditures are projected to be approximately $4.6 trillion or 20 percent
of GDP by 2017. No other comparably sized, industry segment in the U.S. has such
weak administrative standards, adoption of existing standards and disjointed, legacy
operating platforms.


   Do you recall when each individual health plan did provider credentialing? It was painful, time
          consuming and inefficient for both payers and providers, but it had to be done.

   The result: Through CAQH, industry leaders stepped forward and created what is now called
   the Universal Provider Database (UPD), a centralized repository for the collection of provider
    data. To date, more than 860,000 healthcare providers and professionals are participating.
               CAQH’s UPD initiative is now the industry standard with wide support.

                         Successful change is possible…mandated or not.




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Living and Breathing Administrative
Simplification
Today’s Data Exchange Environment

     Challenge
     •   Beginning with the mandated specifications of HIPAA and the
         expansion and extension of those provisions through the Patient
         Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), there is significant
         pressure on organizations to achieve internal business strategies as
         well as meet industry-wide and legislative requirements
          – While improving infrastructure and lowering costs
          – Within the limitations of resource constraints
     Solution
     •   Meaningful change must acknowledge these imperatives while
         aligning with the broader healthcare environment (e.g., HITECH, state
         initiatives and clinical/administrative data integration)




11
CAQH Initiatives

     CAQH is a non-profit alliance focused on administrative simplification in healthcare.



                                     Multistakeholder collaboration to facilitate the
                                     development and adoption of industry-wide
                                     operating rules for administrative transactions.




                                     Service that replaces multiple paper processes
                                     for collecting provider data with a single,
                                     electronic, uniform data-collection system (i.e.,
                                     credentialing).




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CAQH CORE

     •   HIPAA provided the initial platform for administrative simplification,
         however, neither providers nor health plans experienced the intended
         result.
     •   CORE was established by CAQH in 2005 based on a shared recognition
         that operating rules could build upon standards.
          – CORE is a multistakeholder collaboration developing industry-wide operating
            rules, built on existing standards, to streamline administrative transactions.
          – Range of standards and policies needed: Non-mandated aspects of the HIPAA
            standards, non-HIPAA healthcare standards and industry-neutral standards.
          – CAQH does not vote on any CORE rule.
     •   Section 1104 of the ACA offers the opportunity to amplify the combined
         benefits of standards and operating rules.




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What are Operating Rules?

     •   As defined in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the
         term refers to “…the necessary business rules and guidelines for the
         electronic exchange of information that are not defined by a standard or
         its implementation specifications….”
     •   Operating rules encourage an interoperable network and, thereby, can
         allow providers to use the system of their choosing (remaining vendor
         agnostic is a key CORE principle).
     •   Prior to CORE, operating rules did not exist in healthcare outside of
         individual trading relationships.
                  Rights and
                                                         Response timing
                responsibilities      Operating
                                                           standards
                 of all parties        Rules:
                                        Key
                                     Components
                   Security                                 Liabilities


                                     Transmission
                  Exception
                                     standards and       Error resolution
                  processing
                                        formats


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The CORE Integrated Model for Operating Rules

     •   Mission: To build consensus among all essential healthcare
         stakeholders on a set of operating rules that facilitate administrative
         interoperability – starting with eligibility, and then moving sequentially to
         the other transactions in the claims process
     •   Vision: Provider access to administrative information before or at the
         time of service, using the electronic system of their choice, for any
         patient or health plan
     •   Main components:
          – A rule development and writing process, including an open, transparent
            approval/voting approach
          – Education and outreach
          – A certification and endorsement process (testing occurs via independent
            entities and is transaction-based)


               Results: Tangible outcomes in a compressed timeframe



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CORE Participation, Certification and Endorsement

     Participation:
     • More than 120 multistakeholder organizations, representing all aspects
        of the industry
          – CORE participants maintain eligibility/benefits data for more than 150 million
            lives, or approximately 75 percent of the commercially insured plus some
            Medicare and state-based Medicaid beneficiaries
     Certification:
     • To date, more than 50 healthcare organizations are certified to
        electronically exchange/receive basic eligibility and benefits information
        in accordance with the CORE Phase I rules
          – Over one-third of all commercially insured lives are covered by CORE
            Phase I-certified health plans
     •   Approximately two dozen organizations are Phase II-certified, with
         many others committed for 2011
          – Key organizations such as Aetna and WellPoint are Phase II-certified
     Endorsement:
     • About 30 organizations are CORE endorsers (e.g., AMA)

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CORE: Voluntary Operating Rule Development and
     Implementation Approach
                                                     ARRA HITECH Stimulus and ACA Health Care Reform
 Design  Rule                                                                                      Future
 CORE Development                  Phase I Rules Phase II Rules              Phase III Rules       Phases




         2005              2006          2007          2008          2009        2010       2011




              Market
             Adoption                                          Phase I Certifications
         (CORE Certification)
                                                                                 Phase II Certifications
     *Oct 05 - HHS launches
       national IT efforts

                    REMINDER: CORE rules are a baseline; Entities are encouraged to go
                    beyond the minimum CORE requirements
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CORE Phase I, II and III Operating Rules: Overview
           Phase I alone provides significant ROI, e.g. 10-12 percent reduction in provider bad debt
     Rules                     Phase I                              Phase II                              Phase III (draft)
Eligibility Data   For 10 key services:                    For 40+ services                For 30+ more services provide:
Content            • Coverage information                  provide: Phase I                • All financial information required in Phase I and
                   • Static financials (co-pay, co-        requirements + YTD                II, plus annual out of pocket maximums
                     insurance, base deductibles)          deductible
                   • In/out of network variances
                                                      expands                      expands
Infrastructure     • Connectivity via Internet      • Connectivity: Phase I +       •        Connectivity enhancements to speak to
                   • Acknowledgements                 plug and play method                   coordination with other industry efforts.
                     (transactional)                  (SOAP) and digital            •        Establishes process that allows for tracking
                   • Real-time and batch turnaround   certificates                           claims in the adjudication system
                     times                          • Patient identification
                   • System availability
                   • Companion Guide flow/format expands                     expands
Claims Status      N/A                                     • Connectivity via internet     • Maintain claim history for 24+ months from time
                                                           • Acknowledgements                claim enters adjudication system
                                                             (transactional)               • “Floor” of code combinations to bring
                                                           • Real-time and batch             uniformity/consistent in reporting status
                                                             turnaround times      expands
                                                           • System availability
                                                           • Companion Guide
                                                             flow/format
Claim Payment/     N/A                                     N/A                             • Promotes increased availability and usage of
Advice                                                                                       transaction through application of CORE
Remittance                                                                                   infrastructure rules
                                                                                           • Sets timeline for dual paper-electronic delivery
Prior              N/A                                     N/A                             • Promotes increased availability and usage of
Authorization                                                                                transaction through application of CORE
                                                                                             infrastructure rules
Health ID Card     N/A                                     N/A                             • Specifications for human-readable data
18                                                                                           elements, two of which are also machine-
                                                                                             readable
Federal Imperatives Impacting Administrative
         Simplification: Highlights
     •   HIPAA v5010: January 2012 – Deadline for health plan and provider systems
     •   ICD-10: Oct. 1, 2013 − Deadline for health plan and provider systems
     •   The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Health Information
         Technology (HITECH) Act: Through 2015 − Stakeholders will be determining
         how to coordinate with national and regional efforts
          – Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN)
          – State-based decisions on the role of administrative data in HIEs and Medicaid
               • More than half a billion dollars given to HIEs
               • HIEs require Connectivity; CORE Connectivity is well aligned with federal efforts (e.g., NHIN )
          –   Providers: “Meaningful Use” of Health Information Technology via Certified EMRs
              ($40 billon)
               •   Three stages: Stage 1 already released and initially included the CORE rules, but were
                   removed; administrative transactions may be included in a future stage
     •   The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Through 2017 –
         Stakeholders are required to meet iterative deadlines


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The ACA Contains Several Administrative
     Simplification Provisions

     •   On or before Jan. 1, 2011, health plans must be able to provide rebates if
         minimum requirements for medical loss ratios (MLRs) are not met [Sec.
         1001 and 10101, Sec. 9016]
          – Small group health plans must limit administrative costs to 20 percent and
            large groups to 15 percent
     •   The Secretary will develop standards for uniform Explanation of
         Coverage documents provided by Health Plans, including standard
         definitions for insurance and medical terms [Sec. 1001]
     •   Provides an accelerated schedule for the review and update of Standards
         and Operating Rules (every two years beginning April, 2014) [Sec. 1104]
     •   Operating Rules and an “authoring entity” are added to provide uniformity
         in the implementation of the electronic standards [Sec. 1104]




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Section 1104 Details (HR3590)

     •   New requirements for administrative and financial transactions;
         standards and operating rules must:
          – Enable the determination of an individual’s eligibility and financial
            responsibility for specific services prior to or at the point of care
          – Be comprehensive, requiring minimal augmentation by paper or other
            communications
          – Provide for timely acknowledgment, response and status reporting that
            supports a transparent claims and denial management process (including
            adjudication and appeals)
          – Describe all data elements (including reason and remark codes) in
            unambiguous terms, require that such data elements be required or
            conditioned upon set values in other fields, and prohibit additional conditions
            (except where necessary to implement state or federal law, or to protect
            against fraud and abuse)
     •   Health plans must file a statement with HHS confirming compliance with
         these operating rules



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ACA Section 1104: Mandated Operating Rule Approach

          Operating rule writing and mandated implementation timeframe
Rule adoption
  deadlines
                         July 2012              July 2014
        July 2011           Claims              Enrollment,
                                           remittance/              2013            Referral              2015 2016
            Eligibility and               payment and
            Claim Status1                                                        authorization,
                                         electronic funds                         attachments,
                                        transfer (plus health                          etc
                                            plan ID)




               Effective Dates2                                    Jan.                    Jan.                           Jan.
                                                                   2013                    2014                           2016

     Notes: (1) Red italicized font indicates that CORE Phases I –III has placed a focus on these areas. Scope/definition of the Federal
     regulation is TBD but NCVHS has recommended CORE Phase I and II, with enhancements (2) Documentation of compliance will be
     identified by Federal regulation. Health plans must demonstrate that the plan conducts the electronic transactions in a manner that fully
     complies with the regulations provides documentation showing that the plan has completed end-to-end
     testing for such transactions with their partners, such as hospitals and physicians. HHS may designate
22   independent, outside entities to certify that a health plan has complied with the requirements.
Section 1104: Current Milestones of Eligibility & Claim Status

                                                                      Status
       July 2010: NCVHS Hearings on           • Two non-profit candidates recommended by
        Qualified Nonprofit Entities for
                                                NCVHS to fill rule development role:
          Mandated Operating Rule
                                                1. CAQH CORE for non-retail pharmacy
                 Development
                                                2. National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
                                                   (NCPDP) for retail pharmacy

                                              • CORE Phase I and II rules recommended by
            Sept. 30, 2010: NCVHS               NCVHS as base for first rule set; CORE working
        Recommendation to HHS on                with industry to determine what else could be
     Qualified Nonprofit Entities and Rules
                                                added in short timeframe (e.g., state requirements,
                                                draft CORE Phase III rules)
                                              • Expectation that key goals expressed at hearings
       Dec. 3, 2010: Update to NCVHS            will move forward, e.g.
      CORE Phase I and II enhancements          – Voting on operating rules must continue to be
     (draft CORE Phase III and state rules)       transparent and multistakeholder
                                                – Desire of providers to have shared governance of
                                                  operating rule entity
                                                – This remains an unfunded mandate, and an “adjusted”
                                                  CAQH CORE would need to transition over a period of
     Mid 2011: Draft rules issued by CMS          time
     for comment (Note: final rules need to     – Mandated rules are one part of
23         be approved by July 2011)              process
Section 1104: Current Milestones Electronic Funds Transfer
     (EFT) and Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA)
                                                                     Status
                                        • In December 2010, four organizations proposed to be authors
     Dec. 3, 2010: NCVHS Subcommittee     for the ACA EFT and ERA operating rules:
         on Standards held Hearings            Healthcare (non-retail pharmacy):
     on EFT and ERA; Authoring entity           – CAQH CORE
        applications due Jan 31, 2011           – X12
                                               Healthcare (retail pharmacy):
                                                – NCPDP (Medco representative)
                                                Financial:
        Feb. 9 & 10, 2011: NCVHS Full           – NACHA (also does EFT standard)
         Committee Meeting to discuss   • In December 2010, 10 organizations provided testimony
                 applications             regarding next steps for EFT and ERA operating rules:
                                             – The majority of the testifiers expressed very similar
                                               recommendations on opportunities and approaches.
                                        • CAQH CORE and NACHA have proposed that they would work
         2011: CMS will move forward      in collaboration to meet the needs of the ACA non-retail
     informed by NCVHS recommendation     pharmacy healthcare operating rules for EFT and ERA.
                                             – Healthcare operating rules and financial industry operating
                                               rules would complement one another.
                                             – Submitted joint application Jan. 31, 2011
        July 2012: EFT and ERA Rule          – NCVHS is discussing the applications this week.
              Adoption Deadline



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CORE Administrative Transaction Flow

     End-to-end CORE Certification across a trading partner network can streamline access
     to important administrative information and create significant operational efficiencies.




                           STREAMLINED ADMINISTRATIVE DATA EXCHANGE


                                  CORE-                               CORE-
                                                Vendors and
                  Health        Required                            Required
                                  Data &       Clearinghouses         Data &       Providers
                  Plans       Infrastructure    (includes TPAs)   Infrastructure



                           V e n d o r - A g n o s t i c            R u l e s

     Transaction-based data rules are paired with infrastructure rules to help data flow
     consistently in varied settings and with various vendors.


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CORE: Five Years of Experience and Lessons Learned

     •   Milestone driven approach
          – Establishes a feasible road map focused on value proposition
          – Federal mandated efforts are iterative, paralleling CORE phased approach

     •   Multistakeholder, consensus-based and transparent process
          – Clear guiding principles; anti-trust provisions
          – Consensus reached through discussion, surveying, straw polls and
            transparent voting process
               • Documentation available to all CORE participants using a shared access tool
          – More than 120 participating organizations, covering all segments of the
            industry
               • Includes SDOs, government, health plans, providers, vendors, etc. Health plans
                 represent approximately 75 percent of the commercially insured.
          – Recognizes interdependencies within individual organizations and across all
            stakeholders
          – CORE-certified and committed health plans represent 55 percent of the
            commercially insured.


26
CORE: Five Years of Experience and Lessons Learned
     (cont’d)

     •   Has resulted in tangible outcomes in a compressed timeframe:
          – Tracking of ROI (based on CORE Phase I rules)
                • 10 − 12 percent reduction in provider claim denials
                • Average savings of nearly $3.00 per patient eligibility verification phone call
                • Estimated cost savings of $3 billion over three years
     •   Education and outreach vital:
          –   Awareness building (e.g., webinars, newsletters, provider association distribution)
          –   Demonstration projects (e.g., connectivity at HIMSS IHE, VeriSign pilot in MA)
          –   Trading partner tools
          –   Coordination and recognition through alignment with state and federal efforts:
                • Federal: MITA and NHIN
                • States: Colorado, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Minnesota, Washington
     •   Budget and resource considerations:
          – Expertise and time provided by representatives of participating organizations
          – Full-time staff supplemented by contracted experts
          – Commitment/involvement of senior executive leadership



27                      * Minnesota and Washington included aspects of the CORE rules
CORE: Looking Forward

     •   Adapt given move from a voluntary to a mandated-voluntary approach
          – Governance, structure and resource requirements
     •   Continue to work in collaboration to meet the requirements of Section 1104,
         e.g.
          – Content and scope of mandated operating rules require very deliberate, thoughtful,
            and transparent industry agreement: All stakeholders must be at the table and
            focused on real world impact
          – Lessons learned/best practices need to be shared and strongly considered (state-
            based efforts are critical to this), and partnerships embraced
     •   Continue focus on long-term vision driving CORE and Section 1104
          – This is a journey with many milestones: Mandate is one part of the whole
          – Align provider and vendor adoption (consider role of meaningful use)
          – Track and share ROI for all stakeholders to identify real world impact
          – Research, pilot, debate and create operating rules needed to continue to move
            forward (e.g., policies regarding digital certificate use)
          – Maintain Web-based, objective testing and certification process to guide successful
            implementation
28        – Partner on outreach and education
Next Steps: EFT and ERA Research

     •   CORE Phase III work, partnerships, internal infrastructure and mission speaks to
         CORE’s commitment to EFT and ERA operating rules
     •   CAQH and NACHA conducted in-depth interviews with key stakeholders including
         providers, health plans, vendors, clearinghouses and banks (including FIS) and are
         developing a white paper out of this and other research activities.
          –   Key business issues identified through the research include:
                •   Provider EFT enrollment with payers is inefficient and time consuming for all stakeholders
                •   Providers require more accurate, standard and valid EFTs and ERAs from payers
                •   Providers face significant challenges with re-association when the EFT and ERA are sent
                    separately, which are compounded when there are long delays between receiving the two
                    transactions
                •   Providers want sufficient information on ERAs to match payments to contractual obligations during
                    the payment posting process
                •   Providers are concerned about the debiting of their accounts with the use of EFT
          –   The white paper will address these business issues (and more) and included
              recommendations for moving the industry forward
     •   Responded to application from NCVHS to become an authoring entity for EFT and
         ERA operating rules for non-retail pharmacy
     •   Currently collecting names of individuals interested in participating in EFT and ERA
         Subgroups and Work Groups for rule development

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How to Get Your Organization Involved Today

     Administrative Simplification requires a multistakeholder effort:
     •   Become a CORE Participating Organization
          –   Collaborate with multistakeholders to develop operating rules in Rules Creation
          –   Contribute to research related to EFT and ERA operating rules
          –   Enlarge the circle of stakeholders in the rules development process
          –   Ensure the rules are being written with the end-user in mind
     •   Achieve CORE Certification
          –   Encourage adoption of the CORE Phase I and Phase II Rules
          –   Experience operational efficiencies resulting from the consistent delivery of
              eligibility, benefit and claim status information
          –   Measure the benefits of implementing CORE Phase I and II Rules
     •   Spread the Word
          –   Associate your organization publicly with a national administrative simplification
              initiative
          –   Encourage end-to-end adoption of rules through trading partner relationships
          –   Host CORE educational sessions and generate industry awareness


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Is it Bigger than a Breadbox?
A Road Map Full of Mountains
               Provider Obstacles                                  Payer Obstacles

   Rely heavily on third parties for patient          The post adjudication workflow is built around
   collections, lockbox, administrative / financial   paper. In house, EFT provider adoption efforts
   record keeping and clearinghouse(s)                have largely failed

   Patients are confused – not sure when and          Claims are processed on 1 to 4 legacy,
   what to pay                                        adjudication platform(s).
   • Patient payments − average days outstanding      Implementing HIPAA v 5010
     ~ 90 days
   • Patient payments − bad debt $60B annually
     and growing

   Payer paper checks and remittances are             “For profit” organizations are facing margin
   expensive to handle and process. ~ $10 per         compression. MCR requirements
   payment package to post and reconcile
   Payer and patient payments are disjointed          Not known for great provider relations


   ICD – 10                                           Commercial, fully insured membership is
   Meaningful Use requirements                        declining as more employers/members move
   PMS unable to auto post HIPAA ANSI X-12 835        to High Deductible Health Plans

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Getting a Head Start Now…

Unless you have large economies of scale and significant talent expertise, an internal
build probably doesn’t make financial sense for each one of the transaction sets
included within Section 1104.

One of the more complex and challenging requirements is the union of electronic
payments (EFT) and electronic remittance advices (ERA)...


   Questions that you should be considering:
   • Is your organization producing a compliant ANSI X-12 835?
                                                                             Third-party service
   • Is your organization using HIPAA-compliant procedure and remark       vendors are bound to
     codes within the 835?                                                 the same compliancy
   • How many adjudication platforms will this solution have to connect     standards as payers.
     to?                                                                         Compliancy
   • How is your relationship with your providers?                           certification can be
   • Will they trust you to securely host their banking information (DDA     obtained through a
     and ABA)?                                                              third-party solution.
   • Will providers enroll with each individual payer they do business
     with?
   • And the list goes on…


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Make Sure the Math Works




                                                                               Jan 2014
                                                                               • ERA/EFT rules
                                                             July 2012
                                                                                 effective;
                                                             • ERA/EFT rules     certification
                                                               adopted           required
                                       6 months
                                       • Go live – full or
                                         pilot launch
                    6 months           • Ongoing EFT
                                         provider adoption
                    • Solution           campaigns
                      implementation
                    • Launch EFT
                      provider
    3 months
                      adoption
    • Vendor/solu     campaigns
      tion
      decisioning
    • Contracting

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Wide Spread Adoption

       Each of the transaction sets within Section 1104 have two basic
         deployment components: technical and provider adoption


                      Using the EFT/ERA requirement as our example:

 Provider profile:
                                                           What’s needed to obtain mass
 • 5 − 10 physician office
                                                           provider EFT adoption?
 • PMS can’t auto post an 835
                                                           • Standard 835 usage across all
 • 4 − 6 payer relationships
                                                             payers
 • 95 percent of claims submitted
                                                           • An integrated EFT and ERA;
   electronically                   Communication            reconcile to each other
 • 80 percent of payer payments     + Trust                • Multipayer EFT enrollment
   are paper                        + Realized Benefits    • Secure hosting of banking
 • Not using a billing              = Adoption               information
   company/lockbox
                                                           • Clear ACH debit and credit
 • Using a clearinghouse for
                                                             authorization rules
   HIPAA transactions
                                                           • “Straight through processing” of
                                                             data into PMS

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Rounding Third and Heading For
Home
Is Simplification Necessary?
What’s Happening to Your Health Plan?


   "Over the past decade, premiums for Americans who get their insurance at work have
     more than doubled," says Jessica Santillo, a spokeswoman at the Department of
                              Health and Human Services.

   Employers already are passing on a bigger share of their healthcare costs to employees
      than they have over the previous decade, according to data from the Kaiser Family
  Foundation. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based nonprofit found this year that family premiums
    for firms went up 3 percent in 2010, but workers' share of those costs rose 14 percent.


   But some companies, citing the new mandates, say costs are rising too fast: In a survey
    of more than 1,000 employers, Mercer, a human-resources consulting firm, found that
   corporate healthcare costs would rise by 10 percent next year if firms made no changes
  to their plans. Many are finding that they have little choice but to switch a greater share
                                    of costs to employees.

                                                                Source: Wall Street Journal, October 9, 2010




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Get Involved


• Appoint someone from your organization to get involved
• Adopt and implement the new standards
• Refuse to transact with paper – GO GREEN
• Look for third-party solution vendors who are involved and guaranteeing their
    product(s) compliancy
•   Payers – work together with your providers
•   Providers – work together with your payers
•   Third-party solution vendors – bridge the gap between payers and providers


        Late last year, FIS launched ProviderNet, an integrated print and electronic,
         post adjudication payment solution in anticipation of the growing market
                                 need and healthcare reform.



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Thank You
Monica Cunningham, CORE Consultant, CAQH
Erin Richter, CORE Senior Manager, CAQH
erichter@caqh.org

Zahoor Elahi, General Manager and Vice President,
Health and Financial Network, FIS
zahoor.elahi@fisglobal.com

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Administrative Simplification

  • 1. Administrative Simplification – What does it really mean? Monica Cunningham, CORE Consultant, CAQH Erin Richter, CORE Senior Manager, CAQH Zahoor Elahi, General Manager and Vice President, Health and Financial Network, FIS
  • 2. Agenda • Monica Cunningham, CORE Consultant, CAQH • Erin Richter, CORE Senior Manager, CAQH – Today’s data exchange environment – Introduction to CAQH CORE – Federal imperatives – Health reform and operating rule requirements • The role of CORE • Stakeholder efforts • Bill Barbato, Director of Product Strategy, Health and Financial Network, FIS – Creating the Health and Financial Network – A system littered with inefficiencies – The ecosystem overhaul – Health plan challenges 2
  • 3. FIS Healthcare Payment Solutions • FIS Healthcare Payment Solutions is one of the leaders in transforming the healthcare industry by accelerating the exchange of information and funds between patients, payers, providers and financial institutions. • Formerly Metavante Healthcare Payment Solutions (acquired by FIS in 2009) • Strong growth, both organic and through strategic acquisitions: − Medibank (MBI) − Printing For Systems (PSI) − AdminiSource − BenSoft (RepayMe) − CapMed • Industry participation: 3
  • 4. FIS Healthcare Payment Solutions Who we are FIS Healthcare Solutions sees an opportunity to make a measurable impact by connecting patients, providers and payers through an integrated suite of solutions that facilitate the flow of information and funds among all three parties. Health and Financial Network (HFN) Payer Solutions: Provider Solutions: • ProviderNet − post-adjudication claim • ProviderNet – post-adjudication claim payment and remittance distribution payment and remittance portal. Provider DDA registration • Health ID – eligibility/ID cards and • HealthGateway – provider claims and combination ID/payment cards receivables portal • HealthCollect – patient bill presentment, • HealthCollect – member premium payment and collections presentment and payment solution • Remittance Manager – healthcare imaging and lockbox services FIS offers a diverse array of healthcare products and services to meet both payer and provider needs to streamline and simplify their operations. 4
  • 5. The flood gates of change are gushing…
  • 6. What is Administrative Simplification? Administrative Simplification is the name tagged to Section 1104 of H.R. 3590, also referred to as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Some of the many goals of Administrative Simplification include: • Reduce clerical burden • Increase electronic transaction adoption • Standardize operating rules for: − Eligibility (270/271) − Claims status (276/277) − Claims payment and remittance (835) − Enrollment and referral authorization • Ensure compliancy of standards 6
  • 7. Inefficiency in Grand Proportion 7
  • 8. Reaction to Change In a speech Monday, Health and How do you deal with change? Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said she and the president • Do you like change? realize the program is "certainly far • Do you welcome it? from perfect.” • Do you hide from it? Last week, the Democratic-controlled Senate passed a bill to repeal an expanded tax-reporting requirement in the law that upset small businesses, Common responses: and Mr. Obama has signaled he would sign it. • Wait and see • Embrace it Republicans contend the midterm • Take it to the courts elections show voters want the • Consult trusted advisor overhaul tossed out. Now that their repeal bill has effectively died in Congress… Source: Wall Street Journal, February 08, 2011 8
  • 9. Healthcare Ecosystem Needs an Overhaul Healthcare expenditures are projected to be approximately $4.6 trillion or 20 percent of GDP by 2017. No other comparably sized, industry segment in the U.S. has such weak administrative standards, adoption of existing standards and disjointed, legacy operating platforms. Do you recall when each individual health plan did provider credentialing? It was painful, time consuming and inefficient for both payers and providers, but it had to be done. The result: Through CAQH, industry leaders stepped forward and created what is now called the Universal Provider Database (UPD), a centralized repository for the collection of provider data. To date, more than 860,000 healthcare providers and professionals are participating. CAQH’s UPD initiative is now the industry standard with wide support. Successful change is possible…mandated or not. 9
  • 10. Living and Breathing Administrative Simplification
  • 11. Today’s Data Exchange Environment Challenge • Beginning with the mandated specifications of HIPAA and the expansion and extension of those provisions through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), there is significant pressure on organizations to achieve internal business strategies as well as meet industry-wide and legislative requirements – While improving infrastructure and lowering costs – Within the limitations of resource constraints Solution • Meaningful change must acknowledge these imperatives while aligning with the broader healthcare environment (e.g., HITECH, state initiatives and clinical/administrative data integration) 11
  • 12. CAQH Initiatives CAQH is a non-profit alliance focused on administrative simplification in healthcare. Multistakeholder collaboration to facilitate the development and adoption of industry-wide operating rules for administrative transactions. Service that replaces multiple paper processes for collecting provider data with a single, electronic, uniform data-collection system (i.e., credentialing). 12
  • 13. CAQH CORE • HIPAA provided the initial platform for administrative simplification, however, neither providers nor health plans experienced the intended result. • CORE was established by CAQH in 2005 based on a shared recognition that operating rules could build upon standards. – CORE is a multistakeholder collaboration developing industry-wide operating rules, built on existing standards, to streamline administrative transactions. – Range of standards and policies needed: Non-mandated aspects of the HIPAA standards, non-HIPAA healthcare standards and industry-neutral standards. – CAQH does not vote on any CORE rule. • Section 1104 of the ACA offers the opportunity to amplify the combined benefits of standards and operating rules. 13
  • 14. What are Operating Rules? • As defined in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the term refers to “…the necessary business rules and guidelines for the electronic exchange of information that are not defined by a standard or its implementation specifications….” • Operating rules encourage an interoperable network and, thereby, can allow providers to use the system of their choosing (remaining vendor agnostic is a key CORE principle). • Prior to CORE, operating rules did not exist in healthcare outside of individual trading relationships. Rights and Response timing responsibilities Operating standards of all parties Rules: Key Components Security Liabilities Transmission Exception standards and Error resolution processing formats 14
  • 15. The CORE Integrated Model for Operating Rules • Mission: To build consensus among all essential healthcare stakeholders on a set of operating rules that facilitate administrative interoperability – starting with eligibility, and then moving sequentially to the other transactions in the claims process • Vision: Provider access to administrative information before or at the time of service, using the electronic system of their choice, for any patient or health plan • Main components: – A rule development and writing process, including an open, transparent approval/voting approach – Education and outreach – A certification and endorsement process (testing occurs via independent entities and is transaction-based) Results: Tangible outcomes in a compressed timeframe 15
  • 16. CORE Participation, Certification and Endorsement Participation: • More than 120 multistakeholder organizations, representing all aspects of the industry – CORE participants maintain eligibility/benefits data for more than 150 million lives, or approximately 75 percent of the commercially insured plus some Medicare and state-based Medicaid beneficiaries Certification: • To date, more than 50 healthcare organizations are certified to electronically exchange/receive basic eligibility and benefits information in accordance with the CORE Phase I rules – Over one-third of all commercially insured lives are covered by CORE Phase I-certified health plans • Approximately two dozen organizations are Phase II-certified, with many others committed for 2011 – Key organizations such as Aetna and WellPoint are Phase II-certified Endorsement: • About 30 organizations are CORE endorsers (e.g., AMA) 16
  • 17. CORE: Voluntary Operating Rule Development and Implementation Approach ARRA HITECH Stimulus and ACA Health Care Reform Design Rule Future CORE Development Phase I Rules Phase II Rules Phase III Rules Phases 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Market Adoption Phase I Certifications (CORE Certification) Phase II Certifications *Oct 05 - HHS launches national IT efforts REMINDER: CORE rules are a baseline; Entities are encouraged to go beyond the minimum CORE requirements 17
  • 18. CORE Phase I, II and III Operating Rules: Overview Phase I alone provides significant ROI, e.g. 10-12 percent reduction in provider bad debt Rules Phase I Phase II Phase III (draft) Eligibility Data For 10 key services: For 40+ services For 30+ more services provide: Content • Coverage information provide: Phase I • All financial information required in Phase I and • Static financials (co-pay, co- requirements + YTD II, plus annual out of pocket maximums insurance, base deductibles) deductible • In/out of network variances expands expands Infrastructure • Connectivity via Internet • Connectivity: Phase I + • Connectivity enhancements to speak to • Acknowledgements plug and play method coordination with other industry efforts. (transactional) (SOAP) and digital • Establishes process that allows for tracking • Real-time and batch turnaround certificates claims in the adjudication system times • Patient identification • System availability • Companion Guide flow/format expands expands Claims Status N/A • Connectivity via internet • Maintain claim history for 24+ months from time • Acknowledgements claim enters adjudication system (transactional) • “Floor” of code combinations to bring • Real-time and batch uniformity/consistent in reporting status turnaround times expands • System availability • Companion Guide flow/format Claim Payment/ N/A N/A • Promotes increased availability and usage of Advice transaction through application of CORE Remittance infrastructure rules • Sets timeline for dual paper-electronic delivery Prior N/A N/A • Promotes increased availability and usage of Authorization transaction through application of CORE infrastructure rules Health ID Card N/A N/A • Specifications for human-readable data 18 elements, two of which are also machine- readable
  • 19. Federal Imperatives Impacting Administrative Simplification: Highlights • HIPAA v5010: January 2012 – Deadline for health plan and provider systems • ICD-10: Oct. 1, 2013 − Deadline for health plan and provider systems • The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Health Information Technology (HITECH) Act: Through 2015 − Stakeholders will be determining how to coordinate with national and regional efforts – Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) – State-based decisions on the role of administrative data in HIEs and Medicaid • More than half a billion dollars given to HIEs • HIEs require Connectivity; CORE Connectivity is well aligned with federal efforts (e.g., NHIN ) – Providers: “Meaningful Use” of Health Information Technology via Certified EMRs ($40 billon) • Three stages: Stage 1 already released and initially included the CORE rules, but were removed; administrative transactions may be included in a future stage • The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Through 2017 – Stakeholders are required to meet iterative deadlines 19
  • 20. The ACA Contains Several Administrative Simplification Provisions • On or before Jan. 1, 2011, health plans must be able to provide rebates if minimum requirements for medical loss ratios (MLRs) are not met [Sec. 1001 and 10101, Sec. 9016] – Small group health plans must limit administrative costs to 20 percent and large groups to 15 percent • The Secretary will develop standards for uniform Explanation of Coverage documents provided by Health Plans, including standard definitions for insurance and medical terms [Sec. 1001] • Provides an accelerated schedule for the review and update of Standards and Operating Rules (every two years beginning April, 2014) [Sec. 1104] • Operating Rules and an “authoring entity” are added to provide uniformity in the implementation of the electronic standards [Sec. 1104] 20
  • 21. Section 1104 Details (HR3590) • New requirements for administrative and financial transactions; standards and operating rules must: – Enable the determination of an individual’s eligibility and financial responsibility for specific services prior to or at the point of care – Be comprehensive, requiring minimal augmentation by paper or other communications – Provide for timely acknowledgment, response and status reporting that supports a transparent claims and denial management process (including adjudication and appeals) – Describe all data elements (including reason and remark codes) in unambiguous terms, require that such data elements be required or conditioned upon set values in other fields, and prohibit additional conditions (except where necessary to implement state or federal law, or to protect against fraud and abuse) • Health plans must file a statement with HHS confirming compliance with these operating rules 21
  • 22. ACA Section 1104: Mandated Operating Rule Approach Operating rule writing and mandated implementation timeframe Rule adoption deadlines July 2012 July 2014 July 2011 Claims Enrollment, remittance/ 2013 Referral 2015 2016 Eligibility and payment and Claim Status1 authorization, electronic funds attachments, transfer (plus health etc plan ID) Effective Dates2 Jan. Jan. Jan. 2013 2014 2016 Notes: (1) Red italicized font indicates that CORE Phases I –III has placed a focus on these areas. Scope/definition of the Federal regulation is TBD but NCVHS has recommended CORE Phase I and II, with enhancements (2) Documentation of compliance will be identified by Federal regulation. Health plans must demonstrate that the plan conducts the electronic transactions in a manner that fully complies with the regulations provides documentation showing that the plan has completed end-to-end testing for such transactions with their partners, such as hospitals and physicians. HHS may designate 22 independent, outside entities to certify that a health plan has complied with the requirements.
  • 23. Section 1104: Current Milestones of Eligibility & Claim Status Status July 2010: NCVHS Hearings on • Two non-profit candidates recommended by Qualified Nonprofit Entities for NCVHS to fill rule development role: Mandated Operating Rule 1. CAQH CORE for non-retail pharmacy Development 2. National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) for retail pharmacy • CORE Phase I and II rules recommended by Sept. 30, 2010: NCVHS NCVHS as base for first rule set; CORE working Recommendation to HHS on with industry to determine what else could be Qualified Nonprofit Entities and Rules added in short timeframe (e.g., state requirements, draft CORE Phase III rules) • Expectation that key goals expressed at hearings Dec. 3, 2010: Update to NCVHS will move forward, e.g. CORE Phase I and II enhancements – Voting on operating rules must continue to be (draft CORE Phase III and state rules) transparent and multistakeholder – Desire of providers to have shared governance of operating rule entity – This remains an unfunded mandate, and an “adjusted” CAQH CORE would need to transition over a period of Mid 2011: Draft rules issued by CMS time for comment (Note: final rules need to – Mandated rules are one part of 23 be approved by July 2011) process
  • 24. Section 1104: Current Milestones Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) and Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) Status • In December 2010, four organizations proposed to be authors Dec. 3, 2010: NCVHS Subcommittee for the ACA EFT and ERA operating rules: on Standards held Hearings Healthcare (non-retail pharmacy): on EFT and ERA; Authoring entity – CAQH CORE applications due Jan 31, 2011 – X12 Healthcare (retail pharmacy): – NCPDP (Medco representative) Financial: Feb. 9 & 10, 2011: NCVHS Full – NACHA (also does EFT standard) Committee Meeting to discuss • In December 2010, 10 organizations provided testimony applications regarding next steps for EFT and ERA operating rules: – The majority of the testifiers expressed very similar recommendations on opportunities and approaches. • CAQH CORE and NACHA have proposed that they would work 2011: CMS will move forward in collaboration to meet the needs of the ACA non-retail informed by NCVHS recommendation pharmacy healthcare operating rules for EFT and ERA. – Healthcare operating rules and financial industry operating rules would complement one another. – Submitted joint application Jan. 31, 2011 July 2012: EFT and ERA Rule – NCVHS is discussing the applications this week. Adoption Deadline 24
  • 25. CORE Administrative Transaction Flow End-to-end CORE Certification across a trading partner network can streamline access to important administrative information and create significant operational efficiencies. STREAMLINED ADMINISTRATIVE DATA EXCHANGE CORE- CORE- Vendors and Health Required Required Data & Clearinghouses Data & Providers Plans Infrastructure (includes TPAs) Infrastructure V e n d o r - A g n o s t i c R u l e s Transaction-based data rules are paired with infrastructure rules to help data flow consistently in varied settings and with various vendors. 25
  • 26. CORE: Five Years of Experience and Lessons Learned • Milestone driven approach – Establishes a feasible road map focused on value proposition – Federal mandated efforts are iterative, paralleling CORE phased approach • Multistakeholder, consensus-based and transparent process – Clear guiding principles; anti-trust provisions – Consensus reached through discussion, surveying, straw polls and transparent voting process • Documentation available to all CORE participants using a shared access tool – More than 120 participating organizations, covering all segments of the industry • Includes SDOs, government, health plans, providers, vendors, etc. Health plans represent approximately 75 percent of the commercially insured. – Recognizes interdependencies within individual organizations and across all stakeholders – CORE-certified and committed health plans represent 55 percent of the commercially insured. 26
  • 27. CORE: Five Years of Experience and Lessons Learned (cont’d) • Has resulted in tangible outcomes in a compressed timeframe: – Tracking of ROI (based on CORE Phase I rules) • 10 − 12 percent reduction in provider claim denials • Average savings of nearly $3.00 per patient eligibility verification phone call • Estimated cost savings of $3 billion over three years • Education and outreach vital: – Awareness building (e.g., webinars, newsletters, provider association distribution) – Demonstration projects (e.g., connectivity at HIMSS IHE, VeriSign pilot in MA) – Trading partner tools – Coordination and recognition through alignment with state and federal efforts: • Federal: MITA and NHIN • States: Colorado, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Minnesota, Washington • Budget and resource considerations: – Expertise and time provided by representatives of participating organizations – Full-time staff supplemented by contracted experts – Commitment/involvement of senior executive leadership 27 * Minnesota and Washington included aspects of the CORE rules
  • 28. CORE: Looking Forward • Adapt given move from a voluntary to a mandated-voluntary approach – Governance, structure and resource requirements • Continue to work in collaboration to meet the requirements of Section 1104, e.g. – Content and scope of mandated operating rules require very deliberate, thoughtful, and transparent industry agreement: All stakeholders must be at the table and focused on real world impact – Lessons learned/best practices need to be shared and strongly considered (state- based efforts are critical to this), and partnerships embraced • Continue focus on long-term vision driving CORE and Section 1104 – This is a journey with many milestones: Mandate is one part of the whole – Align provider and vendor adoption (consider role of meaningful use) – Track and share ROI for all stakeholders to identify real world impact – Research, pilot, debate and create operating rules needed to continue to move forward (e.g., policies regarding digital certificate use) – Maintain Web-based, objective testing and certification process to guide successful implementation 28 – Partner on outreach and education
  • 29. Next Steps: EFT and ERA Research • CORE Phase III work, partnerships, internal infrastructure and mission speaks to CORE’s commitment to EFT and ERA operating rules • CAQH and NACHA conducted in-depth interviews with key stakeholders including providers, health plans, vendors, clearinghouses and banks (including FIS) and are developing a white paper out of this and other research activities. – Key business issues identified through the research include: • Provider EFT enrollment with payers is inefficient and time consuming for all stakeholders • Providers require more accurate, standard and valid EFTs and ERAs from payers • Providers face significant challenges with re-association when the EFT and ERA are sent separately, which are compounded when there are long delays between receiving the two transactions • Providers want sufficient information on ERAs to match payments to contractual obligations during the payment posting process • Providers are concerned about the debiting of their accounts with the use of EFT – The white paper will address these business issues (and more) and included recommendations for moving the industry forward • Responded to application from NCVHS to become an authoring entity for EFT and ERA operating rules for non-retail pharmacy • Currently collecting names of individuals interested in participating in EFT and ERA Subgroups and Work Groups for rule development 29
  • 30. How to Get Your Organization Involved Today Administrative Simplification requires a multistakeholder effort: • Become a CORE Participating Organization – Collaborate with multistakeholders to develop operating rules in Rules Creation – Contribute to research related to EFT and ERA operating rules – Enlarge the circle of stakeholders in the rules development process – Ensure the rules are being written with the end-user in mind • Achieve CORE Certification – Encourage adoption of the CORE Phase I and Phase II Rules – Experience operational efficiencies resulting from the consistent delivery of eligibility, benefit and claim status information – Measure the benefits of implementing CORE Phase I and II Rules • Spread the Word – Associate your organization publicly with a national administrative simplification initiative – Encourage end-to-end adoption of rules through trading partner relationships – Host CORE educational sessions and generate industry awareness 30
  • 31. Is it Bigger than a Breadbox?
  • 32. A Road Map Full of Mountains Provider Obstacles Payer Obstacles Rely heavily on third parties for patient The post adjudication workflow is built around collections, lockbox, administrative / financial paper. In house, EFT provider adoption efforts record keeping and clearinghouse(s) have largely failed Patients are confused – not sure when and Claims are processed on 1 to 4 legacy, what to pay adjudication platform(s). • Patient payments − average days outstanding Implementing HIPAA v 5010 ~ 90 days • Patient payments − bad debt $60B annually and growing Payer paper checks and remittances are “For profit” organizations are facing margin expensive to handle and process. ~ $10 per compression. MCR requirements payment package to post and reconcile Payer and patient payments are disjointed Not known for great provider relations ICD – 10 Commercial, fully insured membership is Meaningful Use requirements declining as more employers/members move PMS unable to auto post HIPAA ANSI X-12 835 to High Deductible Health Plans 32
  • 33. Getting a Head Start Now… Unless you have large economies of scale and significant talent expertise, an internal build probably doesn’t make financial sense for each one of the transaction sets included within Section 1104. One of the more complex and challenging requirements is the union of electronic payments (EFT) and electronic remittance advices (ERA)... Questions that you should be considering: • Is your organization producing a compliant ANSI X-12 835? Third-party service • Is your organization using HIPAA-compliant procedure and remark vendors are bound to codes within the 835? the same compliancy • How many adjudication platforms will this solution have to connect standards as payers. to? Compliancy • How is your relationship with your providers? certification can be • Will they trust you to securely host their banking information (DDA obtained through a and ABA)? third-party solution. • Will providers enroll with each individual payer they do business with? • And the list goes on… 33
  • 34. Make Sure the Math Works Jan 2014 • ERA/EFT rules July 2012 effective; • ERA/EFT rules certification adopted required 6 months • Go live – full or pilot launch 6 months • Ongoing EFT provider adoption • Solution campaigns implementation • Launch EFT provider 3 months adoption • Vendor/solu campaigns tion decisioning • Contracting 34
  • 35. Wide Spread Adoption Each of the transaction sets within Section 1104 have two basic deployment components: technical and provider adoption Using the EFT/ERA requirement as our example: Provider profile: What’s needed to obtain mass • 5 − 10 physician office provider EFT adoption? • PMS can’t auto post an 835 • Standard 835 usage across all • 4 − 6 payer relationships payers • 95 percent of claims submitted • An integrated EFT and ERA; electronically Communication reconcile to each other • 80 percent of payer payments + Trust • Multipayer EFT enrollment are paper + Realized Benefits • Secure hosting of banking • Not using a billing = Adoption information company/lockbox • Clear ACH debit and credit • Using a clearinghouse for authorization rules HIPAA transactions • “Straight through processing” of data into PMS 35
  • 36. Rounding Third and Heading For Home
  • 38. What’s Happening to Your Health Plan? "Over the past decade, premiums for Americans who get their insurance at work have more than doubled," says Jessica Santillo, a spokeswoman at the Department of Health and Human Services. Employers already are passing on a bigger share of their healthcare costs to employees than they have over the previous decade, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based nonprofit found this year that family premiums for firms went up 3 percent in 2010, but workers' share of those costs rose 14 percent. But some companies, citing the new mandates, say costs are rising too fast: In a survey of more than 1,000 employers, Mercer, a human-resources consulting firm, found that corporate healthcare costs would rise by 10 percent next year if firms made no changes to their plans. Many are finding that they have little choice but to switch a greater share of costs to employees. Source: Wall Street Journal, October 9, 2010 38
  • 39. Get Involved • Appoint someone from your organization to get involved • Adopt and implement the new standards • Refuse to transact with paper – GO GREEN • Look for third-party solution vendors who are involved and guaranteeing their product(s) compliancy • Payers – work together with your providers • Providers – work together with your payers • Third-party solution vendors – bridge the gap between payers and providers Late last year, FIS launched ProviderNet, an integrated print and electronic, post adjudication payment solution in anticipation of the growing market need and healthcare reform. 39
  • 40. Thank You Monica Cunningham, CORE Consultant, CAQH Erin Richter, CORE Senior Manager, CAQH erichter@caqh.org Zahoor Elahi, General Manager and Vice President, Health and Financial Network, FIS zahoor.elahi@fisglobal.com