Stream: bulk data
Topic: BCDA Open Sandbox
Ryan Nagle (Apr 11 2019 at 16:12):
Good morning, all! Earlier this week, Administrator Verma mentioned the Beneficiary Claims Data API (BCDA) on Twitter (https://twitter.com/SeemaCMS/status/1115642946676842497). Our team has launched an Open Sandbox environment where curious parties may make requests for synthetic bulk data and, hopefully, better understand the capabilities of BCDA. Learn more here: https://sandbox.bcda.cms.gov/
In an eventual production implementation, BCDA will allow Shared Savings Program ACOs to retrieve bulk beneficiary claims data for their assigned or assignable beneficiaries.
You may also want to head over to BCDA's Google Group to learn more, share feedback and ask questions: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bc-api
#ICYMI: At #HIMSS19 I announced the new Beneficiary Claims Data API, which will enable ACOs to retrieve bulk #Medicare Part A, Part B, & Part D claims data for their aligned beneficiaries, providing a full picture of patient care. Visit: https://sandbox.bcda.cms.gov/
- Administrator Seema Verma (@SeemaCMS) Isaac Vetter (Apr 24 2019 at 22:45):
Hey @Ryan Nagle , this is really exciting!
Isaac Vetter (Apr 24 2019 at 22:45):
Reading through this cleanly written spec, it looks like there's currently only two or so significant deviations from the under-ballot version of bulk data spec -
Isaac Vetter (Apr 24 2019 at 22:45):
- A single $export call can only export a single type of resource. Only
/Patient/$exportand/EoB/$export. There's no /$export?_type=Patient,EoB`.
Isaac Vetter (Apr 24 2019 at 22:45):
- Encryption of the .ndjson files with an autogenerated password which is encrypted with the client's public cert and provided via the Status API call (KeyMap).
Isaac Vetter (Apr 24 2019 at 22:45):
Does it make sense to try to standardize these? Is there intent on behalf of CMS to move closer towards the (almost) official specification?
Michele Mottini (Apr 24 2019 at 23:57):
...also: the open end point is not really open, it requires a fixed access token, it would be better for testing if it was completely open (or support standard authorization)
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