Stratus™

Stratus™ is the claims data aggregation tool that is being offered to SIM practices to access patient and practice level data in one portal across participating payers in order to analyze data, identify potential cost savings, and high-utilizers. The SIM office and payers have invested in this resource with the intention that the tool be used to support practice-level transformation, at both a care delivery and business practice level. Learn more at www.bestdoctors.com/analytics.

Stratus™ updates

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SIM funded a data aggregation tool to help SIM practices use data in actionable ways and announced the last refresh for SIM practices. Data was updated in Stratus™ on May 30, and included the following payers: Anthem, Rocky Mountain Health Plans, United, Cigna, and Medicaid. Medicare data for practices participating in SIM are expected to be updated the first week of June. Stratus™ licenses for SIM-only practices will be deactivated on June 30, and this will be the final Stratus™ data update for those practices. Dual SIM/CPC+ and CPC+ only practices will continue to have access to Stratus™, as health plans have committed to support practices participating in CPC+ with the Stratus™ data aggregation tool until at least the end of the initiative in 2022. The SIM office encourages practices to take advantage of this opportunity and utilize the data available within Stratus™ before licenses are deactivated at the end of June.

Data within Stratus™ versus Milliman cost and utilization reports

Stratus™ is an interactive claims data aggregation tool, which allows providers to filter down to practice and patient level data and build custom reports. The data within Stratus™ was updated quarterly and submitted to Best Doctors (Teladoc) directly from payers, or from the All Payer Claims Database (APCD). The data that payers are submitting to Stratus™ are based on their proprietary attribution methodologies.

The Milliman cost and utilization reports are statics reports and utilizes practice level claims data itemized by line of business (Medicare, Medicaid, commercial) to provides insights into nine SIM cost and utilization metrics. The data reflected in the cost and utilization reports comes from the APCD and encompasses all payers. These reports utilize the SIM standard attribution methodology, and therefore will differ from the data within the Stratus™ tool. These reports are scheduled to be updated quarterly and can be accessed via the SPLIT tool.

Contact information

Contact Name	Contact Email	Reason for Contacting
Dan Vizzini	danielvizzini@gmail.com	Contact for more information about the MPC, data aggregation project, or setting up a license
Best Doctors Help Desk	productsupport@bestdoctors.com	Contact for help with Stratus™, or questions specific to the tool
Matt Suppin	msuppin@bestdoctors.com	Contact for more information about the Practice Engagement Workgroup