Global Healthcare Exchange reveals mobile app to streamline, increase vendor compliance
App will boost compliance by cutting down on time needed for credentialing process, increases access to info, GHX says.
Global Healthcare Exchange has unveiled a mobile app for vendor credentialing that the company said will enable increased vendor credentialing compliance and provider visibility into compliance information.
There are more than 5,564 health systems in the U.S. and most require vendor credentialing set by federal, state and internal regulations like The Joint Commission, CMS, National Committee on Quality Assurance and the DHHS Office of the Inspector General. The mobile application helps to streamline compliance for both providers and suppliers by providing access for providers and suppliers, GHX said.
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Vendor credentialing allows providers to restrict access suppliers and representatives who've met their requirements, but only being able to access the solution via a desktop or laptop caused issues. The mobile app allows for quick access to the information needed and making use easier increases compliance because less time is needed to complete the credentialing process.
"The addition of mobile capabilities makes it significantly easier for healthcare providers and suppliers to do their jobs in an industry increasingly dependent on iPads and other smart mobile devices," said Amy Leiter, vice president of vendor solutions for GHX. "By helping to increase regulatory and policy compliance, this new mobile functionality can help suppliers save time and remove roadblocks to sales while helping providers to improve patient and employee safety by tracking who is in their facility."
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