Convergent News
COLUMBIA, Md. – December 15, 2020 – 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.
In Maryland, where the state’s Medicaid program is utilizing Convergent to comply with the CMS Interoperability Rule, the provider directory is being deployed in partnership with Leap Orbit’s longtime client CRISP, a regional health information organization that is Maryland’s state designated health information exchange (HIE). 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. CRISP has contracted with MedChi, the Maryland State Medical Society, to provide data stewardship services for the provider directory.
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