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As one of the nation\u2019s largest <\/b>health insurance companies, Humana is looking for ways to better leverage data as the healthcare industry moves from fee-for-service to value-based care. FHIR is the standard that enables real-time exchange of data using the latest web standards, according to Patrick Murta, Humana\u2019s solutions architecture fellow. By leveraging RESTful application programming interfaces, he contends that FHIR is starting to serve as the core functionality to support data access in healthcare and enabling health information exchange. \u201cHumana was a very early adopter of FHIR,\u201d says Murta, who notes that the insurer is a founding member of the Da Vinci Project, a payer-provider initiative to leverage FHIR to exchange critical data required for value-based care delivery. \u201cWe have looked for opportunities to use FHIR as much as we can.\u201dThe latest version of FHIR is Release 4\u2014the normative version of the interoperability standard\u2014which Humana has adopted for some recent implementations, including what the insurer contends is the first-known clinical decision support FHIR integration between a payer and provider via their clinical workflow. \u201cOur partner Signify Health is now using our OneMedList in connection with in-home assessments, giving them the ability to confirm in real time member adherence to their medication and more proactively identify potential adverse drug interventions and drug disease conflicts,\u201d Broussard told analysts during this month\u2019s earnings call.The result is bi-directional sharing of a member\u2019s most up-to-date medication information between Signify Health clinicians and Humana in real time. In addition to FHIR, Humana has integrated Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Hooks\u2014an open-source request for patient data\u2014into the process with Signify Health.\u201cWe need to give our clinicians that go into homes for patients assessments the best possible data to make decisions in real time,\u201d says Shane Henderson, Signify Health\u2019s chief technology officer. \u201cIn this case, it\u2019s specific to medications. The idea behind this is to synchronize the medication data with our iPad app from Humana\u2019s core systems as soon as the appointment happens in the field.\u201dGoing forward, Broussard revealed Humana\u2019s plans to roll out the same type of FHIR-enabled functionality in 2020 to all Kindred at Home and other home health providers, including integration with the new Homecare Homebase system. \u201cThe integration of technology like OneMedList with Kindred at Home is enabled by Humana's integration with the Homecare Homebase electronic medical record and practice management system,\u201d according to Broussard. \u201cThe integration allows the prescription drug information gathered by the Kindred at Home nurse to become part of the Humana record, ensuring a more comprehensive record and reducing the likelihood of medication errors. This will accelerate our ability to proactively identify key clinical interventions while improving revenue capture and business and quality reporting.\u201d\u201cWe have a few other FHIR implementations coming down the pike,\u201d concludes Murta. \u201cWe are looking at further opportunities to provide (Humana\u2019s) Medication Profiles and additional information such as lab results and problem lists.\u201cWe\u2019re at an inflection point\u2014we have the technology, industry cooperation and value-based care,\u201d he adds. \u201cThings are coming together so that we\u2019re able to use this contemporary integration technology to help provide better experiences for our providers and our members\u2014and, truly get to a point where we can achieve integrated care delivery.\u201d","saveContent":"HL7\u2019s Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources standard is the linchpin of health insurer Humana\u2019s efforts to support data sharing with provider organizations to improve care for its members.Humana CEO and President Bruce Broussard told an earnings call earlier this month that interoperability is at the core of the payer\u2019s corporate strategy, \u201cwhich facilitates our relationship with our provider partners, while simplifying the experience of our members.\u201dAs one of the nation\u2019s largest <\/b>health insurance companies, Humana is looking for ways to better leverage data as the healthcare industry moves from fee-for-service to value-based care. FHIR is the standard that enables real-time exchange of data using the latest web standards, according to Patrick Murta, Humana\u2019s solutions architecture fellow. By leveraging RESTful application programming interfaces, he contends that FHIR is starting to serve as the core functionality to support data access in healthcare and enabling health information exchange. \u201cHumana was a very early adopter of FHIR,\u201d says Murta, who notes that the insurer is a founding member of the Da Vinci Project, a payer-provider initiative to leverage FHIR to exchange critical data required for value-based care delivery. \u201cWe have looked for opportunities to use FHIR as much as we can.\u201dThe latest version of FHIR is Release 4\u2014the normative version of the interoperability standard\u2014which Humana has adopted for some recent implementations, including what the insurer contends is the first-known clinical decision support FHIR integration between a payer and provider via their clinical workflow. \u201cOur partner Signify Health is now using our OneMedList in connection with in-home assessments, giving them the ability to confirm in real time member adherence to their medication and more proactively identify potential adverse drug interventions and drug disease conflicts,\u201d Broussard told analysts during this month\u2019s earnings call.The result is bi-directional sharing of a member\u2019s most up-to-date medication information between Signify Health clinicians and Humana in real time. In addition to FHIR, Humana has integrated Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Hooks\u2014an open-source request for patient data\u2014into the process with Signify Health.\u201cWe need to give our clinicians that go into homes for patients assessments the best possible data to make decisions in real time,\u201d says Shane Henderson, Signify Health\u2019s chief technology officer. \u201cIn this case, it\u2019s specific to medications. The idea behind this is to synchronize the medication data with our iPad app from Humana\u2019s core systems as soon as the appointment happens in the field.\u201dGoing forward, Broussard revealed Humana\u2019s plans to roll out the same type of FHIR-enabled functionality in 2020 to all Kindred at Home and other home health providers, including integration with the new Homecare Homebase system. \u201cThe integration of technology like OneMedList with Kindred at Home is enabled by Humana's integration with the Homecare Homebase electronic medical record and practice management system,\u201d according to Broussard. \u201cThe integration allows the prescription drug information gathered by the Kindred at Home nurse to become part of the Humana record, ensuring a more comprehensive record and reducing the likelihood of medication errors. This will accelerate our ability to proactively identify key clinical interventions while improving revenue capture and business and quality reporting.\u201d\u201cWe have a few other FHIR implementations coming down the pike,\u201d concludes Murta. \u201cWe are looking at further opportunities to provide (Humana\u2019s) Medication Profiles and additional information such as lab results and problem lists.\u201cWe\u2019re at an inflection point\u2014we have the technology, industry cooperation and value-based care,\u201d he adds. \u201cThings are coming together so that we\u2019re able to use this contemporary integration technology to help provide better experiences for our providers and our members\u2014and, truly get to a point where we can achieve integrated care delivery.\u201d","order":0,"get_parent":{},"attributes":[],"attributesType":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"dynamicContent":""}]

FHIR at core of Humana’s strategy for data sharing with providers

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