News & Updates
It’s All About Security: Our Top Takeaway from HCAA
You’ve probably heard it time and again by now—protecting your data is more vital today than ever. Of course, this leads us to the obvious question: what’s the best way to go about ensuring that protection? According to what the IPS team heard at this year’s HCAA Executive Forum, the answer is increased cybersecurity—and investing in the technology to support it.
Integrated Payor Solutions Announces the Implementation of Encompass+ with Harmony Third Party Administrator
February 27, 2025 — Integrated Payor Solutions (“IPS”), cloud-based healthcare compliance and administration solutions provider, is excited to announce the successful implementation of the Encompass+ platform with Evolve Association’s third-party administrator (TPA), Harmony. Encompass+, IPS’ Salesforce-powered solution that features affordable PEPM pricing and a flexible onboarding process, seeks to eliminate four of the major objections that occur when switching platforms. Cutting down on long integration times, eliminating high implementation costs, and assuming the financial and fiduciary risk, Encompass+ allows users to transition on their own timeline, ensuring that all systems are ready before going live. Evolve Association, a leader in benefits and wellbeing, works to empower members nationwide in building savings for the future. “We have been searching for a solution for an online enrollment project for a little over a year,” said John Precour, VP of Business Development at Evolve Association. “The majority of the teams we talked to said it was not possible and that it would take an extremely long time even if possible. We found the IPS team through a mutual contact, and from the very first time we met with Shawn Evans, we knew IPS was different. The IPS team completely understood our needs and…
Exploring the New HIPAA Security Rule Updates: Everything You Need to Know
Regulatory authorities are renewing their focus on HIPAA audits, placing a spotlight on compliance, and healthcare organizations are being urged to pay closer attention to the evolving security landscape. Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed significant updates to the HIPAA Security Rule, marking the first major revisions in over a decade. These changes are designed to address the growing complexity of cybersecurity threats and the increasing need to protect sensitive health information.
The Generational Shift in Claims Processing: Why Technology is No Longer Optional
As advancements in technology continue to grow, so does the industry’s reliance on them. While AI cannot replace the claims examiner, an aging workforce, coupled with the lack of young professionals entering the field, presents a number of significant challenges for the health benefits space. Learn more by reading our blog.
Breaking Down Barriers: Overcoming the Top 4 Objections to Switching Operating System
There are a number of necessary “evils” you have to undergo when you’re a decision-maker in business—it’s just how things go. That doesn’t make them any easier, and that’s especially true in the TPA space. There are plenty of headaches to go around when dealing with the ups and downs of the industry, but one major headache is when it’s time to switch your claims administration operating system.
The Quest for Better: Lessons from a Modern-Day Don Quixote Realizing the Gaps in Healthcare IT Systems
Let’s be honest—traditional healthcare systems are full of problems that feel impossible to fix. Trying to tackle them all at once is a bit like fighting giants. We all want that magic solution to overhaul the system and make it better for everyone, but believing that one person or company can solve all of healthcare’s problems? That’s a dream, and not a very realistic one. There’s a better way to approach this challenge—one that doesn’t involve tilting at windmills.
Integrated Payor Solutions Launches TPA to the Forefront of the Industry with Encompass+
Integrated Payor Solutions (“IPS”), a cloud-based healthcare compliance and administration solutions provider, has designed and launched the tech platform of a Texas-based third-party administrator. Built on IPS’s Encompass+ solution, this TPA achieved integration with Cigna in just 60 days and began processing claims with unmatched flexibility and power in 90 days.
Integrated Payor Solutions Partners with Yuzu Health to Revolutionize Digital Self-Funded Health Plans
Integrated Payor Solutions (IPS), a benefits administration and compliance solutions provider, is collaborating with tech-powered TPA Yuzu Health (Yuzu) to engineer a new generation of self-funded health plans that enhance and customize member experience, support, and value. Driven by a mutual care to improve the way members and employers handle healthcare and a need for modernized integration and adjudication, Yuzu is leveraging its collaboration with IPS to offer creative plan offerings to the industry’s most forward-thinking employer groups and brokers.
Integrated Payor Solutions Completes Price Comparison Tool Built for No Surprises Act Compliance and Shares its Success
Integrated Payor Solutions, a company providing the industry-leading No Surprises Act Compliance Solution, announced the success of its Transparency+ tool and its impact on the healthcare industry. Integrated Payor Solutions created the Transparency+ tool, a solution focused on the No Surprises Act and Transparency In Coverage Rule. Transparency+ was founded on a powerful platform, Salesforce, and its features include machine-readable files, and now, the price comparison tool.
Update: Final Surprise Medical Billing Rules
Are you prepared for 2023 enforcements for Transparency in Coverage compliance? Following the Federal Departments’ release of the Final Rule on August 19, 2022, additional clarity on the Transparency in Coverage Rule for self-funded health plans outlines expectations for maintaining compliance with upcoming enforcement deadlines. Learn about some of the key updates.
