title: Assessing the role of the Blues plans' all-payer clearinghouses.
abstract: A growing number of the nation's 67 Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans, many of which are dominant health insurers in their markets, are attempting to expand their electronic health care transactions business. At least a dozen plans have created claims clearinghouses designed to handle claims and other electronic transactions destined for any payer.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pierce
mesh_terms: D054598:Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D016494:Computer Security; D003219:Confidentiality; D003625:Data Collection; D007253:Information Centers; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States