Administrative Simplification
Conference 2008

The first CAQH Administrative Simplification Conference was held September 25, 2008 in Washington, DC. The conference focused on two CAQH initiatives: the Universal Provider Datasource (UPD) and the Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE). Presentations from the conference may be viewed by clicking on the session names below:

General Sessions:

• "Keynote Address"
  Kevin Hutchinson; Prematics, Inc.
  
  
• "State Activities Update/Q&A"
  Rick Ramsay, AHIP
  
  

Universal Provider Datasource (UPD) Sessions:

• "Universal Provider Datasource Positioned for the Future"
  Jackie Gentner, ACS; Beth Kranda, ACS; Rob Marrow, ACS
  
  
• "Defining Quality: an Update form the Universal Provider Datasource Data Quality Task Force"
  Carrie Call, UnitedHealthcare; Rishma Mohamed, Consultant
  
  
• "New Directions for the Universal Provider Datasource"
  
  • Role of Emergency Responder Registries
    Mary Clark, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
    
    
  • Army National Guard
    Anthony Begando, Tenon Consulting Solutions; Christina McGovern, WellPoint
    
    
• "Unlocking the Value: Using UPD Data Throughout the Enterprise"
  
  • Industry Leading Automation with CAQH Datasource
    Kathy Cota, BCBSVT; Myra Ameigh, Vistar Technologies
    
  • Value of Credentialing Data
    Nanci Ziegler, Portico Systems
    
    
• "The Last Frontier: Capturing Delegate and Large Practice Data"
  
  • UK HealthCare Credentialing & CAQH
    Paula Bargo, UK HealthCare/KY Medical Services Foundation, Inc.
    
  • Delegation and CAQH
    Amy Niehaus, WellPoint
    
    

Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE) Sessions:

• "The National Drive Toward Interoperability"
  • How the CAQH CORE Rules Make a Difference
    LeRoy Jones, HITSP (on behalf of ANSI), GSI Health
    
    
  • How a "Recognized Certification Body" Uses Harmonized Health IT Standards
    Alisa Ray, CCHIT
    
    
• "Measuring CORE ROI: an IBM Study Update"
  Margaret Neuer, IBM
  
  
• "Achieving an All-Payer Solution: Regional and National Implementations of the New CORE Phase II Rules"
  
  • BCBSA
    Rich Cullen, BCBSA
    
  • BCBSNC
    Morgan Tackett, BCBSNC
    
  • RealMed Corporation
    Kathy Underwood, RealMed Corporation
    
    
• "CORE Connectivity Rules: Leading the Way in Healthcare Administrative Communications"
  Mitch Icenhower, Siemens; Jay Eisenstock, Aetna; Deb Smithline, NaviMedix
  
  
• "CAQH CORE Phase II Certification Testing Status Report"
  Herb Larsen, Edifecs
  
  
• "The Future of CORE: Phase III Town Hall Discussion"
  Harry Reynolds, BCBSNC