BPO in the Healthcare Payer Market

Resurgence or Still Just Talking?

Publication Date	July 2008
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	25
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	IDC04471

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Summary

This Health Industry Insights report describes business process outsourcing drivers and adoption trends among U.S. healthcare payer organizations and projects these trends for 2008-2010. Many of the recent inconsistencies in healthcare payer BPO strategies and execution reflect highly variable business strategies and rapidly changing market dynamics within the past 10 years, including HIPAA compliance, the rise of consumerism, ebusiness and the subsequent evolution to Web 2.0, transaction automation and, more recently, cost and quality reporting initiatives and health, wellness, and care management programs. With each new wave, healthcare payers have paused to reevaluate their business models and reassess where the differentiation and opportunities for future success lie.
And healthcare payers embrace BPO for different reasons. Some view the BPO relationship as a tactical strategy to "keep the lights on" of the existing business while using their own resources for strategic investment. Tactical initiatives tend to include outsourcing critical but nonstrategic transaction acquisition and data processing, for example enrollment or claim submission and data verification. Others include BPO partners in strategic initiatives, including strategic product launches such as consumer-driven health plans and various Medicare programs, outsourcing of all services, and management for a specific product (CDHP, Medicare Drug Program) or a particular strategic process (care management, health and wellness programs).

"The variability of health plan BPO initiatives and perspectives will continue. However, the extreme business challenges facing healthcare payers and all constituents, the expanding business model of the healthcare payer, and the need for expedient and cost-efficient execution will most likely drive an increase in BPO in the healthcare payers' market in the next two to three years," reports Janice Young, program director, Healthcare payer IT Strategies.

Content

Health Industry Insights Opinion
In This Report
Figure: Respondents by Corporate Role
Figure: Respondents by BPO Role
Situation Overview
- Introduction
- Figure: Changes in BPO Investment Levels Through 2010
  - Drivers of the Business Process Outsourcing (R)Evolution
  - Trends Countering Healthcare Payer BPO Adoption
- Definitions/Descriptions
- Results: Highlights
- Results: Details
  - Transactional Business Process Outsourcing
    - Full Survey Population
    - Figure: Current and Planned Transactional BPO Trends: All Respondents
    - Healthcare Payers of 50,000999,999 Enrollees
    - Figure: Current and Planned Transactional BPO Trends: Healthcare Payers with 50,000999,999 Enrollees
    - Healthcare Payers with Membership of 1 Million to 5 Million Enrollees
    - Figure: Current and Planned Transactional BPO Trends: Healthcare Payers with 1 Million to 5 Million Enrollees
    - Healthcare Payers with Membership of Over 5 Million Members
    - Figure: Current and Planned Transactional BPO Trends: Healthcare Payers with Over 5 Million Enrollees
  - Customer-Facing Business Process Outsourcing: Consumer/Member
    - Full Survey Population
    - Figure: Current and Planned Consumer-Facing BPO Trends: All Respondents
    - Variations by Healthcare Payer Size
    - Figure: Current and Planned Consumer-Facing BPO Trends: Healthcare Payers with 50,000999,999 Enrollees
    - Figure: Current and Planned Consumer-Facing BPO Trends: Healthcare Payers with 1 Million to 5 Million Enrollees
    - Figure: Current and Planned Consumer-Facing BPO Trends: Healthcare Payers with Over 5 Million Enrollees
  - Customer-Facing Business Process Outsourcing: Provider
  - Figure: Current and Planned Provider-Facing BPO Trends: All Respondents
  - Strategic Initiative Business Process Outsourcing
  - Figure: Current and Planned Strategic Initiative BPO Trends: All Respondents
  - Top 5 Processes Targeted for Increased BPO in 2008
  - Top 5 Processes Targeted for Increased BPO in 2009
    - Offshore BPO Plans
    - Figure: Current and Planned (by 2010) Offshore BPO Trends: All Respondents
    - Figure: Future Offshore BPO Trends by Healthcare Payer Size
Future Outlook
- Industry Impact
- Market Trends
Essential Guidance
- Actions for Healthcare Payers to Consider
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- Related Research
- Synopsis