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Healthcare Needs To Be Laser-Focused on API Security and Its Blind Spots
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Healthcare Needs To Be Laser-Focused on API Security and Its Blind Spots

Akamai·Carley Thornell·about 1 month ago
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Visibility is a common challenge in healthcare. A patient may have visited an out-of-network specialist, or been vaccinated at a retail pharmacy and not in a provider’s office. They may have multiple insurance plans, or be participating in a clinical trial for which providers or payers don’t receive ongoing updates.  \r\n And then there’s the conundrum of API visibility. The healthcare continuum — and interoperability — is powered by application programming interfaces, or APIs, which are increasingly required by law. A new CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Rule requires payers to maintain three main categories of APIs:  Payer Access APIs, Provider Directory APIs, and Payer-Provider and Payer-Payer APIs. \r\n \r\n Patient Access APIs will increase members' access to their own medical data and likely enhance member satisfaction.…

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