Leap Orbit Launches Convergent Provider Directory With Maryland HIE
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COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leap Orbit, the innovation partner to market-leading health data networks, announced today the launch of Convergent, a provider directory that enables stakeholders to meet the requirements of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Interoperability and Patient Access final rule by its current implementation deadline of July 1, 2021. The launch of Convergent aligns with a major trend in healthcare that is reorienting the overall sector: the shift to open data to foster greater patient control and technology innovation. Convergent is also being used to deliver more actionable provider information to the point of care, to support COVID-related clinician workflow, and to enhance reporting by the state’s prescription drug monitoring program. “We are excited to draw on our leadership implementing the FHIR standard for HIEs and PDMPs to empower new partners in Medicaid and Medicare Advantage.” Health plans and other organizations ready to lead on provider directory compliance can learn more about Convergent by clicking here: leaporbit.com/convergent. Leap Orbit’s philosophy is to run toward healthcare’s biggest challenges, providing technology and solutions to assist with the opioid crisis and patient data privacy.