Accreditation ensures compliance with DirectTrust HISP Policy requirements
and interoperability with conforming HISPs

ROCKVILLE, MD, June 6, 2018 – Secure Exchange Solutions (SES) today announced it has achieved full accreditation through the DirectTrust Accreditation Program for Health Information Service Providers (HISPs). DirectTrust is a health care industry alliance created by and for participants in the Direct exchange network used for secure,

Tackling the issues that plague the healthcare industry has been a passion of mine for years. Technologies exist that can address some of the challenges, especially when it comes to prior authorizations, which is why I am encouraged to be sitting alongside industry leaders during two sessions being held at the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) WEDI Annual Conference,

Dan Kazzaz, CEO of Secure Exchange Solutions and founding member of the Innovation Messaging Group, will be moderating a session at the 2018 WEDI National Conference on implementing fully automated prior authorizations for doctors and patients alike by leveraging existing and emerging healthcare standards. SES routinely collaborates with customers such as UPMC and Innovation Messaging Group leaders such as AthenaHealth,

Secure Exchange Solutions (SES) is attending the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference in Las Vegas, March 5-9, 2018. As the largest health IT conference of the year, we’re looking forward to sharing advancements in our messaging platform that promise to revolutionize the prior authorization process.

We’ll be in the Marco Polo Ballroom Living Room (LR2) to introduce the latest in automated prior authorization,

2017 was a tremendous year for Secure Exchange Solutions (SES)!

Looking back, we had 130 partners join our community, resulting in a 300% increase in electronic message exchange. Also, our new and expanding network of partnerships contributed to 92% year over year growth since 2014, landing SES on the Inc 5000 list of the Fastest Growing Companies this year!

The hassle associated with prior authorization is a topic I’ve frequently voiced concerns about. Why? Because, the impact on the healthcare industry is significant. It results in hundreds of hours of wasted time each year, loss of thousands of dollars for providers and payers while patient care suffers due to the inefficiency of the process.

Secure Exchange Solutions will be among 1,200 health IT leaders attending the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) annual meeting, Thursday, November 30 – Friday, December 1, 2017, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC. This year’s meeting, Tackling Barriers to Interoperability and Usability, includes a series of keynote addresses and panel discussions focused on addressing pressing issues around interoperability and usability.

Prior authorization continues to be a headache for providers. Although technology platforms exist to address the document burden on clinicians, a recent poll by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) showed the problem is increasing rather than diminishing. According to the MGMA Stat poll, 86% of respondents reported that prior authorization requests, as well as other requests from health insurers asking for physicians to provide supporting documentation on patients,