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Anthem Rolling Out New Health Information Network
Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Anthem Blue Cross is rolling out a health information network from Jacksonville, Fla.-based Availity to California healthcare providers.
The network allows providers to:
- Obtain current insurance coverage information on patients
- Submit claims online
- Monitor the status of claim submissions
- Access patient clinical history and care alert messages
Physicians also will have access to CareProfile, Availity’s claims-based electronic medical record.
“Making patient information more readily available to providers is important in helping improve efficiency and quality in health care,” Pam Kehaly, president of Anthem Blue Cross, says in a statement. “Availity’s efficiencies allow providers to spend more time with patients, not managing paperwork, ultimately reducing health care costs while improving patient outcomes.”
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