BRAINTREE, Mass. and COLUMBIA, Mo., June 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — MIB, the life insurance industry's most trusted and secure source for sharing medical information for underwriting, today announced an agreement with Midwest Health Connection (MHC) to make its electronic medical records available to its 400 members MIB in the US for life insurance using MIB's EHR. As one of the largest health information exchange (HIE) networks in the United StatesMHC is a secure HIE network serving much of the Midwest providing more than 7,000 clinicians, hundreds of clinics and community health centers, and more than 80 hospitals and health plans with comprehensive health records for more than 24 million patients.
MIB EHR streamlines the life insurance process by electronically providing patient-authorized medical information to insurance carriers. This systematic electronic data retrieval can eliminate significant time from the current underwriting process, thereby reducing friction in the overall application process and improving the applicant experience. MIB's market depth, securely integrated technology platforms and deep expertise in applicant-authorized data processes make it ideal as the life insurance industry's one-stop distributor for electronic health data.
“We are pleased to partner with Midwest Health Connection – our member carriers benefit from expanded access to health data in the Midwest, enabling greater underwriting efficiency while providing claimants with a faster, smoother experience when securing valuable life protection,” he said . Brian Millman, MIB Vice President, Electronic Health Record (EHR) Solutions. “We are thrilled that Midwest Health Connection has decided to partner with MIB to further benefit the customer by expediting the retrieval of their records for the purchase of valuable life protection,” continued Millman.
“Midwest Health Connection is grateful to serve the MIB and provide the critical health information it needs,” he said Angie Bass, MHC CEO. “The MHC is in a unique and useful position, not only for patients, but also for life insurance carriers, by accelerating the collection of health information, and this is an excellent use of our health information exchange network. The MIB is an excellent partner and we look forward to our mutual success.”
To learn more about MIB EHRe-mail [email protected] or visit www.mibgroup.com/ehr.
About the MIB
MIB owns approximately 400 North American life insurance companies. MIB has been the trusted steward of the life insurance industry's data for more than a century, operating a secure data hub, sharing confidential health information between its member companies and providing services for improved underwriting and better insurance pricing for consumers. MIB Group, Inc., a member company, provides services through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, MIB, Inc. and MIB Solutions, Inc. Visit www.mibgroup.com/ehr For more information.
About Midwest Health Connection
MHC is a health information exchange network that provides users with access to comprehensive electronic patient health records for more than 24+ million health records from across the Midwest. MHC's services are designed to support healthcare providers, payers, government agencies and healthcare stakeholders with complete and accurate real-time patient health records to enable the healthcare ecosystem to transform the delivery system healthcare by coordinating care, reducing preventable errors and avoiding overlap of treatment. No matter where a patient goes for care, MHC supports access to aggregated patient information to identify gaps in patient care and provide more clinical data to the healthcare community for improved clinical decision making, analysis and care coordination. For more information, visit www.MHC-HIE.org.
Media Contacts:
David O. AronsonMIB Group, Inc. [email protected]781.751.6130
Haley PetersenMHC, [email protected]573-777-4550
SOURCE MIB Group, Inc.
