Availity On Air: Why Payer-to-Payer Data Exchange Matters

In the latest episode of Availity On Air, we’re thrilled to host Ashley Basile, Chief Product Officer of Clinical Solutions at Availity. Ashley brings her deep expertise in healthcare technology to discuss one of the most critical advancements shaping the future of healthcare: payer-to-payer data exchange.

Why This Episode Matters

The healthcare industry stands at a pivotal moment as it works to address one of its most persistent challenges—seamless data sharing. On January 1, 2027, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will enforce the Payer-to-Payer Data Exchange Final Rule, requiring health plans to implement APIs for sharing critical clinical, claims, and authorization data when members transition between plans.

This rule has the potential to revolutionize how data flows across the healthcare ecosystem, ensuring that patient information follows them, regardless of where they receive care. However, as Ashley explains, it’s not without its hurdles.

Insights from the Payer-to-Payer Cohort Program

In this episode, Ashley delves into the findings from Availity’s groundbreaking Payer-to-Payer Data Exchange Cohort Program. This initiative brings together leading health plans to identify and overcome the hidden challenges of payer-to-payer data exchange.

Key insights covered in the episode include:

• The CMS Final Rule: What it mandates and how it will shape payer-to-payer interactions.
• Best Practices: Lessons learned from the cohort, including strategies for building robust infrastructures, adhering to data standards, and ensuring compliance.
• Innovative Solutions: How Availity’s Connectivity Hub is reducing reliance on costly, time-consuming point-to-point connections by offering a centralized, one-to-many connection point.
• The Future of Interoperability: Why starting early and testing thoroughly is essential for health plans to avoid fines, delays, and operational challenges.

Why You Should Tune In

If you’re a health plan leader, provider, or healthcare technology enthusiast, this episode is a must-listen. Ashley’s insights will not only help you understand the complexities of payer-to-payer data exchange but also show how proactive collaboration and innovative solutions like the Availity Connectivity Hub can help the industry navigate these changes.

By tuning in, you’ll gain a clearer picture of what it takes to drive healthcare connectivity forward and why it’s so crucial for improving outcomes for health plans, providers, and patients alike.

Listen Now

Don’t miss this insightful conversation with Ashley Basile on Availity On Air. For a deeper dive, download Availity’s Payer-to-Payer Data Exchange white paper to learn more about how we’re enabling seamless data exchange across the healthcare ecosystem.

Shape the future of healthcare connectivity with us. Tune in today!

Matt Schlossberg is Director of PR & Communications at Availity. He can be reached at [email protected].