How electronic transactions could save healthcare $8B

Although the healthcare industry has already saved tens of billions by making paper-based administrative processes electronic, providers and health plans could still save an estimated $8.1 billion annually through additional conversions from manual to electronic transactions, according to a report from the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare.

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That includes $6.7 billion in savings for healthcare providers and $1.4 billion for health plans each year. CAQH’s findings are based on an analysis of an extensive dataset concerning major administrative transactions, collected through the U.S. Healthcare Efficiency Index initiative. The data includes information from more than 1 billion health insurance claims and 3 billion transactions. CAQH, in collaboration with Milliman Inc., also surveyed healthcare providers and health plans about the costs of manual and automated transactions.

 

Read the full article on Becker’s Hospital Review.

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