Turning External Claims Data into Dollars

Many leaders would fail to argue that there is no value in data; a multitude would more likely argue data is 1 of the most valuable assets to their organization. However, addressing how this data becomes a narrative that translates into ROI is a conversation we need to have. External claims data should ultimately be used to drive actions and support decisions that address the goals and issues of an organization. By aiming to make data actionable, organizations can grow beyond measure. Continue reading to find out how you can turn external claims data into dollars.

Why Teams are Moving Toward a Data-Driven Approach

Businesses and organizations are well underway in utilizing data to increase ROI. Without data, hospitals, health systems, and medical groups lack the insights needed to fully understand their referral base. This leads to unreliable network connections, potential physician misalignments and, ultimately, limiting growth. Utilizing data in a strategic plan supports the following:

• Development of stronger static priorities
• Focus on outreach resources where they add the most value
• Foundational support needed to build and redirect a facility’s referral base
• Ability to measure and effectively communicate the ROI of outreach activities

At Marketware, a tool we give our clients to hone their data-driven approach is “The 8Ps of Data-Driven Development”, these are detailed below:

For example, through utilizing a data-driven approach, an organization can “connect the dots” of their organization. They do this through unique patient identifiers, highlighting shared patients between 2 or more providers with specific time frames. This example suggests a potential patient pipeline that allows an organization to begin a narrative through data. And, eventually, turn claims data into dollars.

What is External Claims Data?

In a poll completed by Marketware, 52% of organizations reported that insufficient data is the greatest challenge their organization faces leveraging claims data. External claims data puts information in the hands of your business users. This way they can answer questions revolving around rotating key competitors as well as competitors in specific markets and services. Claims data is also able to tell you, top-performing providers, give you referral data, insight into the size of potential opportunities in the market, and the size of ROI of specific service offering partnerships. This is possible when you have a customized tool that not only gathers data but organizes said data, and gives you a full-picture view of performances, connections, opportunities, and threats.

The failure to understand claims data often results in limitations that negatively affect your organization’s use of claims data. It is imperative to understand that external claims offer approximately 70% capture (national average) based on practitioners’ region and web services utilized. Therefore, claims data will supplement your internal data sets, not replace them. Instead, claims data is meant to provide directional analysis or market share and referral connections. Lastly, it is important to understand financial projections from claims data an estimate and each organization can have a unique process.

External Claims Dashboards: Your Data-Driven Strategy

Marketware external claims dashboards are designed to help organizations visualize and better understand their competitive landscape at the service line, network, provider and procedural levels. Use of our Analytics Platform’s procedural dashboard can uncover a specific service line and/or key competitors. From there, business development teams will understand which potential referral partners are tied to their aligned providers and how to reinforce these ties. Development teams can also use the data to understand which potential referral partners are tied to providers aligned with the competition and how to best influence these ties over time.

An effective dashboard should include flexible tools that aid in the customization of data insights. Therefore, enabling at-a-glance competitor assessments and comparisons — drill-able interactive dashboards and custom views. A customizable tool will aid in deeper insight into marketing trends. Subject matter experts are therefore empowered to identify opportunities themselves that are applicable rather than using a static report tool.

While data as a significant source has been recognized by many CEOs, realizing how this data can create and support a narrative for further organizational growth is imperative. Through using a data analytics platform, organizations can set and alter their narratives to better reflect specific questions and goals. As creating a strategic plan backed by data becomes more detrimental to increasing ROI, the need for customizable tools on data analytics platforms that allow deeper market insight grows as well. Utilizing claims data correctly and efficiently can result in a tremendous growth of an organization.

Closing Thoughts

Many healthcare leaders recognize that data is important. However, understanding how external claims data can result in direct organizational growth is imperative. By using a healthcare data analytics platform, your organization can answer specific questions about your market, identify new growth initiatives, and set your organization up for success.