Provider data management (PDM) software helps hospitals and health care systems track, centralize, and manage provider information that resides within a provider data repository. With PDM, both providers and payers can keep up with frequently changing provider information—including clinical focuses, affiliations, coverage options, and appointment availability. PDM software automates and eases the way providers validate and maintain provider directories, helping health systems mitigate compliance risk, effectively perform core business functions, and productively leverage integrated networks. Health care credentialing software can be used in tandem with or be offered as a module within PDM software.
To qualify for inclusion in the Provider Data Management (PDM) category, a product must:
Automate the aggregation, collection of, and entry of provider data into the provider data repository
Maintain and centralize accurate provider data
Scan through the provider database for erroneous or duplicate source data
Provide users with access to a provider database for editing, updating, and reporting purposes