Promoting the interests of individuals and physicians in improving the quality of America's healthcare system; Providing a secure, online database featuring information regarding the professional credentials of physicians and other healthcare providers, which can be used by health plans, hospitals and managed care organizations for credentialing, creating provider directories, network development, claims processing and other provider relations activities

PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF INDIVIDUALS AND PHYSICIANS IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

ASSOCIATION SERVICES

Maintaining a registry of healthcare coverage information for coordination of benefits

Development of voluntary operating rules for the electronic exchange of and access to healthcare administrative information

Providing a secure, online computer database for business purposes in the nature of content regarding the professional credentials and other professional and practice business information of physicians and other healthcare providers that can be used by health plans, hospitals and managed care organizations for credentialing, creating provider directories, network development, claims processing and other provider relations activities

Providing an online business directory information service in the field of healthcare; Online business directories featuring healthcare professionals, practices, and contractors; business services, namely, providing computer database services for identifying healthcare professionals, practices, and contractors within a health plan; providing online commercial directory information services in the field of healthcare

Providing access to online searchable database of healthcare payor information relating to health level 7 (HL7) querying and integration

Business research services, namely, data collection, analysis and reporting on a range of business and administrative processes within the healthcare industry

Data collection and analysis to track and report progress on the transition from manual to electronic administrative and financial transactions in healthcare

Maintaining a registry of healthcare coverage information for coordination of benefits, eligibility determinations, services and operations for healthcare payers

Healthcare provider professional credentialing verification services, namely, reviewing and confirming professional background and credentials of healthcare professionals for healthcare agencies, health plans, hospitals, health systems, provider groups, and other healthcare-related organizations

Providing a secure, online computer database for business purposes in the nature of content regarding the professional credentials and other professional and practice business information of physicians and other healthcare providers that can be used by health plans, hospitals and managed care organizations for credentialing, creating provider directories, network development, claims processing and other provider relations activities

Providing a secure, online database featuring content regarding the professional credentials and other professional and practice business information of physicians and other healthcare providers that can be used by health plans, hospitals and managed care organizations for credentialing, creating provider directories, network development, claims processing and other provider relations activities

Business file management in the nature of record-keeping service for use in risk management and regulatory compliance by insurers and professionals in the medical field, namely, providing information that allows health plans to ensure the quality of their pool of contracted doctors

Association services, namely, promoting the interests of simplified health care administration

Electronic data interchange (EDI) services