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Episode Synopsis
In this episode, host Sandy Vance chats with Timothy Bennett about what Drummond Group has been up to since she talked with John Valutkevich about their certification program. Tim is a technical visionary and the director of strategic healthcare initiatives at Drummond Group LLC. Today he shares his passion and enthusiasm with the podcast.
Sandy and Tim do a deep dive into the importance of testing in compliance and who would benefit from real world testing. Drummond has been working hard to develop programs that will make interoperability easier for the health industry. After years of development, they are excited to move on to the next stage (launching a pilot program in April) in order to achieve true interoperability.
The Drummond Group focuses on promoting and adopting standards in the health and commerce fields to improve the outcomes for everybody involved. They want to help the consumers of healthcare receive better care by enabling healthcare providers and payers to meet federal guidelines in the delivery of care. Drummond and their team know that honesty, integrity, and trust are important for interoperability. Because of that, they are dedicated to being transparent, forward-thinking, and conscientious.
In this episode, they talk about:
Why interoperability testing and the ability to prove compliance is important
What is full matrix interoperability?
Who will benefit the most from these types of interoperability tests and what does it mean to take the payer-to-payer test exchange to the next level
Who Drummond believes the first organizations for testing should be
What’s next for Drummond?
A Little About Tim:
Timothy Bennett has had nearly 20 years working for Drummond Group, going from a program manager to the Director of Strategic Healthcare Initiatives where he is responsible for developing IT certification and testing programs for the healthcare industry. He is known for having a history of designing and building software that is both effective and efficient for a wide range of different businesses.
Sandy and Tim do a deep dive into the importance of testing in compliance and who would benefit from real world testing. Drummond has been working hard to develop programs that will make interoperability easier for the health industry. After years of development, they are excited to move on to the next stage (launching a pilot program in April) in order to achieve true interoperability.
The Drummond Group focuses on promoting and adopting standards in the health and commerce fields to improve the outcomes for everybody involved. They want to help the consumers of healthcare receive better care by enabling healthcare providers and payers to meet federal guidelines in the delivery of care. Drummond and their team know that honesty, integrity, and trust are important for interoperability. Because of that, they are dedicated to being transparent, forward-thinking, and conscientious.
In this episode, they talk about:
Why interoperability testing and the ability to prove compliance is important
What is full matrix interoperability?
Who will benefit the most from these types of interoperability tests and what does it mean to take the payer-to-payer test exchange to the next level
Who Drummond believes the first organizations for testing should be
What’s next for Drummond?
A Little About Tim:
Timothy Bennett has had nearly 20 years working for Drummond Group, going from a program manager to the Director of Strategic Healthcare Initiatives where he is responsible for developing IT certification and testing programs for the healthcare industry. He is known for having a history of designing and building software that is both effective and efficient for a wide range of different businesses.
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