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The authors examined the accuracy of provider directories and found widespread errors. Machine-readable directories are not more accurate than conventional directories, despite their advantages. A ...

ATLANTA, Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- LexisNexis ® Risk Solutions, a leading provider of data and analytics, published a report today revealing new insights into consumer utilization of healthcare ...

Medicare Advantage online provider directories are routinely filled with inaccuracies, according to a recently completed review by CMS. With 48.7% of provider directory locations containing at least ...

Seniors shopping between Medicare Advantage plans will soon have clearer data about payers’ provider networks under a rule the CMS finalized Thursday. Regulators are requiring MA plans to directly ...

Relying on a 2-stage secret shopper survey, the authors found that inaccuracies in provider directories often persisted for well over 1 year. Objectives: Provider directory inaccuracies have important ...

Trilliant Health, a healthcare analytics company, announced it will make its national provider directory publicly available. The directory, the result of years of data science and engineering work, is ...

While healthcare provider directories have always been hard to maintain, new regulations can mean costly fines if insurers fail to keep accurate, up-to-date information on the physicians who are in ...

In today's healthcare landscape, efficient data exchange is crucial. However, the industry struggles with siloed data—information isolated within different departments, systems or ...

OAKLAND, Calif., March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) and Covered California, the state’s Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace, have finalized ...

Ahead of the open enrollment period for Medicare Advantage plans that began Wednesday, the Trump administration created a directory to help millions of seniors look up which doctors and medical ...