FHIR Payer Access

As part of The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) Interoperability and Payer-to-Payer data exchange Rule, CareFirst is implementing API(s) to facilitate Payer-to-Payer patient data exchange. This permits another payer's applications to retrieve member's data with the consent from the member or the member’s personal representative. The FHIR Payer Access API product enables member to securely transfer their health data to another payer's application of their choice. This API product conforms to the HL7 FHIR(R4) standard.

Serving Maryland, the District of Columbia and portions of Virginia, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is the shared business name of CareFirst of Maryland, Inc. and Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Medicare Advantage is the shared business name of CareFirst Advantage, Inc., CareFirst Advantage PPO, Inc. and CareFirst Advantage DSNP, Inc. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Community Health Plan Maryland is the business name of CareFirst Community Partners, Inc. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Community Health Plan District of Columbia is the business name of Trusted Health Plan (District of Columbia), Inc. In the District of Columbia and Maryland, CareFirst MedPlus is the business name of First Care, Inc. In Virginia, CareFirst MedPlus is the business name of First Care, Inc. of Maryland (used in VA by: First Care, Inc.). The aforementioned legal entities (excepting First Care, Inc. of Maryland), CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc., and The Dental Network, Inc., are independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. BLUE CROSS®, BLUE SHIELD® and the Cross and Shield Symbols are registered service marks of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans. CareFirst of Maryland, Inc. CareFirst Community Partners, Inc. and The Dental Network, Inc. underwrite products in Maryland only.

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