Health Plans

"Aetna supports the CAQH Universal Provider Datasource as the national resource for provider self-reported data. UPD is a comprehensive, non-proprietary database of professional and practice data that streamlines data collection for credentialing, directory maintenance, claims administration and quality assurance for licensed physicians and allied healthcare providers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia."

--Shelly Ferensic
   VP of Claim and Provider Service Operations
   Aetna

Health plans, hospitals, and other managed care organizations across the country are finding a better way to collect data from physicians and other licensed healthcare providers. Universal Provider Datasource, developed by the not-for-profit CAQH, significantly reduces the administrative burden of collecting provider data for credentialing and other business applications.

Through this innovative online service, providers complete one standardized data set to meet the needs of all participating healthcare organizations.