
- Home»
- The Billing Beat Newsletter»
- Effective July 1, 2015, care providers must submit clinical data to UnitedHealthcare
Effective July 1, 2015, care providers must submit clinical data to UnitedHealthcare
April 27, 2015UnitedHealthcare will be requesting clinical data from providers in order to comply with state and federal data collection and reporting requirements. The clinical data provided will be used by UnitedHealthcare to assist in measuring quality for patients who are UHC members and collaborating with providers to address gaps in care. As such, care providers must submit to UnitedHealthcare all clinical data — including, but not limited to, laboratory testing results — by any available means including electronic data interchange, fax, telephone and/or physical data collection methods. All clinical data must be made available to UnitedHealthcare within 30 days of the date of service or within the time specified by applicable law. The process documentation will be available on the UHC website May 1, 2015.