#PRESS PRESS CARD IMEME CODE#
The new SMART Health Insurance Card is based on the SMART Health Card QR code standard that was adopted for verifiable vaccination records during the COVID-19 pandemic by most of the U.S. Having a common QR code format to scan will streamline the process, reduce errors and simplify insurance documentation for our patients and staff.”Īlthough many health plans have recently launched their own digital member identification cards, there has not been a common standard that allowed providers to easily scan or ingest that information - until now. “It takes weeks to train new staff members to decipher all those different card formats, and there are often typos, which can lead to rejected insurance claims. “There are more than 1,000 health insurance companies in the United States, each with their own insurance card format,” said Longhurst, chief medical officer and chief digital officer at UC San Diego Health. UC San Diego Health is the first health system in the nation to pilot this innovative new approach. The UC San Diego Health digital health symposium was the first demonstration of the SMART health QR codes for health insurance cards initiative - a new model for digitally standardizing and modernizing health insurance cards, streamlining patient check-ins and reducing billing errors. - Collaborating partners include UC San Diego Health, UC Irvine Health, UCLA Health, UCSF Health, UC Davis Health, UCR Health, Evernorth Health Services, Healthcare Financial Management Association, The Commons Project, VCI Coalition and CARIN Alliance.ĭuring a digital health symposium this week, Christopher Longhurst, MD, with UC San Diego Health, pulled up a QR code from his phone's digital wallet, scanned it at a check-in kiosk and instantly displayed how his medical insurance information was retrieved and verified in real time, including copay amounts.
- New model will allow providers to scan QR code, verify its authenticity and ingest the data into their systems automatically.- First demonstration of new QR code standard for health insurance cards.
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