Health Plans

"Universal Provider Datasource continues to have a positive impact on the way we do business. It's one way Aetna is working to simplify business transactions for participating physicians."

-- Allen Karp
   Head, National Networks, Contracts & Strategy
   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.