Data Submission Tools
IFMC IS has pioneered the submission of patient data in a safe, secure environment that protects patients' privacy rights in compliance with HIPAA requirements. Data is submitted to IFMC in a variety of data formats and sources including:
- Hospitals: Over 1,000,000 monthly submissions in XML format to IFMC's award-winning web application
- Physician Offices: Supporting CMS's DOQ-IT program and pay for performance programs
- Skilled Nursing Facilities: Capturing millions of home assessments and process measure scores
- ESRD: Receiving submissions of end-stage, renal dialysis patient data in XML format
- Disease Surveillance: Capturing disease cases in XML and transmitting them to the CDC
- Claims: Integrating payor data directly from CMS claims files
QualityNet: the "de facto" Standard for Submitting Patient Data
QualityNet.org is a secure data exchange system developed for CMS by
IFMC. This application received the prestigious eGov Pioneer award, the
highest level award offered by CMS, for the transmission of patient health
data via the Internet.
QualityNet.org handles thousands of users in a variety of healthcare settings accepting millions of patient records with daily delivery of up to 10,000 reports nationwide to healthcare providers. For more information, go to www.QualityNet.Org.
Data Import : CMS Claim TAP Files containing Part A, B & D Claims
IFMC IS manages large data warehouses containing CMS Claims data originating from inpatient facilities, nursing homes, home health agencies, ambulatory outpatient facilities, and physicians for all CMS beneficiaries. These files are imported into massive terra-byte databases used for extensive querying and analysis.
IFMC IS data warehouses include submission of claims for 42,000,000 CMS beneficiaries with historical data since 1998.