FRANKLIN, Tenn., and
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Experian Health
and NCPDP today announced their strategic alliance to provide a
vendor neutral solution to address the complexities of managing
patient identification. With a shared vision to create solutions
and leverage data for the common good, this alliance brings an
innovative matching solution that provides the framework for
establishing a unique patient identifier to address patient safety,
financial and operational challenges across the U.S. healthcare
ecosystem.
"There is a well-documented industry need for a single, unified
and accurate view of the patient," explained Lee Ann Stember, president of NCPDP. "We have
monitored the issue for several years, evaluated potential
strategies and offerings, and are compelled to take action. Our
alliance with Experian Health brings the industry a solution that
can address the patient safety and business issues that plague our
healthcare system. The solution leverages Experian's success in
identity management in the financial services industry and its
expansive data assets and innovative technology. It is a
sustainable and scalable solution that can also support other
patient safety initiatives such as Prescription Drug Monitoring
Programs."
The solution for a national patient identifier is powered by
Experian Health's Universal Identity Manager.
"Establishing a universal patient identifier provides
the healthcare industry a powerful solution to
transform the quality and accuracy of
patient data exchange, as well as improve care
coordination and patient safety," stated Jennifer Schulz, Experian
Health's group president. "Together, Experian
Health and NCPDP
will help advance the interoperability goals of
the U.S. healthcare system by continuing to invest in
and promote the use of Universal Identity Manager
to facilitate the exchange of information across the
broader healthcare ecosystem."
Experian Health and NCPDP each bring more than 40 years of
experience in the healthcare industry. Experian's expertise in
matching, managing and protecting identities coupled with NCPDP's
healthcare standardization expertise establish a synergistic
collaboration focused on channeling data for the common good of the
healthcare industry.
"Universal Identity Manager will help establish the foundation
for exchanging information across the healthcare ecosystem to
improve the quality of care and ultimately reduce patient errors
and improve patient safety," stated Karly
Rowe, Experian Health senior director of product innovation,
Identity Management. "Experian Health's strength in provider and
ancillary medical environments and NCPDP's presence in pharmacy and
mutually served markets, including payers, make this alliance a
strong strategic fit focused on breaking down the silos in
healthcare."
About Experian Health
Experian Health's revenue cycle
management, identity management, patient engagement and population
wellness solutions help more than 3,060 hospitals and 10,000 other
healthcare organizations representing more than 350,000 providers
better understand their financial performance, make informed
business decisions, enhance their bottom line, protect patient
identities, and strengthen the patient payment and care experience.
Leveraging a powerful revenue cycle and patient access heritage,
advanced data insights and a patented Passport eCare
NEXT® Touchless Processing™ system, Experian Health
enables healthcare providers, labs, pharmacies and other
risk-bearing entities to automate, integrate and innovate the
patient payment and care experience. For more information about
Experian Health, visit www.experianhealth.com.
About Experian
We are the leading global information services company, providing
data and analytical tools to our clients around the world. We help
businesses to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing
offers and automate decision-making. We also help people to check
their credit report and credit score and protect against identity
theft. In 2016, for the third year running, we were named one of
the "World's Most Innovative Companies" by Forbes magazine.
We employ approximately 17,000 people in 37 countries and our
corporate headquarters are in Dublin,
Ireland, with operational headquarters in Nottingham, UK; California, US; and São Paulo, Brazil.
Experian plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and
is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. Total revenue for the year
ended March 31, 2016, was
US$4.6 billion.
To find out more about our company, please visit
http://www.experianplc.com or watch our documentary, "Inside
Experian."
About NCPDP
Founded in 1977, NCPDP is a
not-for-profit, ANSI-accredited, Standards Development Organization
with approximately 1,500 members representing virtually every
sector of the pharmacy services industry. Our diverse membership
provides leadership and healthcare business solutions through
education and standards, created using the consensus building
process. NCPDP has been named in federal legislation, including
HIPAA, MMA, and HITECH. NCPDP members have created standards such
as the Telecommunication Standard and Batch Standard, the SCRIPT
Standard for ePrescribing, the Manufacturers Rebate Standard and
more to improve communication within the pharmacy industry. Our
data products include dataQ®, a robust database of
information on more than 76,000 pharmacies, and HCIdea®,
an innovative prescriber database that provides continually updated
information on more than two million prescribers. NCPDP's
RxReconn® is a legislative tracking product for
real-time monitoring of pharmacy-related state and national
legislative and regulatory activity. For more information about
NCPDP Standards, Data Services, Products, Educational Programs and
Work Group meetings, go online at www.ncpdp.org or call
480.477.1000.
Experian and the Experian marks used herein are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Experian Information Solutions, Inc. Other
product and company names mentioned herein are the property of
their respective owners.
Contacts:
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Kristine
Snyder
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Janet
Cabibbo
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Experian Public
Relations
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NCPDP
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1 714 830
5192
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1 480 477 1000
ext. 104
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kristine.snyder@experian.com
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jcabibbo@ncpdp.org
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Cheryl
Monahan
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Maggie
Bruce
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Experian Health
Communications
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NCPDP
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1 703 507
1104
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1 480 477 1000
ext. 144
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cheryl.monahan@experianhealth.com
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mbruce@ncpdp.org
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