Medicare Will Allow Certain Entities to Sell Claims Data

Certain organizations will be able to sell analyses of Medicare data for the first time under a final rule published July 1.

The rule allows organizations specially approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, known as qualified entities, to sell analyses of Medicare Part A, Part B and Part D (facility, physician and prescription drug) claims data, the agency said. Personal health information and underlying claims data must be kept confidential between the organizations collecting them and those acquiring the data, the CMS said in a July 1 statement.

Providers, such as for-profit hospital operator Community Health Systems ...