Specifications include, but are not limited to: • Maintain identity based on unique person basis (e.g., provider with multiple licenses has one unique person identifier); • Interface with third-party applications for credentialing, validation, locating missing data; • Search/query data on the interface; • Contact providers (e.g., notifications, surveys); • Organize relationships between providers and organizations; • Organize hierarchal relationships between providers (e.g., practices affiliated with hospitals and individuals associated with practices); • Use and maintain standardized value sets*; • Provide different levels of access to interface based on role; • Customize frequency of updating data based on payer and/or professional requirements; • Integrate data across different platforms; • Implement hierarchical rules for determining “truth” in data set
