3M™ Grouper Plus Content Services

In an increasingly complex and dynamic regulatory and payment environment, health care providers and their software vendors are challenged to implement and maintain current and comprehensive grouping, editing and reimbursement content. This content can change daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or annually. Some changes may be minor. Other changes may be major. Staying up-to-date is critical for managing a business; however, the maintenance is labor intensive and requires specialized skills.

In addition, increased expectations and demands on IT departments are taking their toll. Measuring the resources and time required for implementation and ongoing maintenance is critical to understanding costs and meeting customer needs. Organizations are looking to newer technologies to allocate resources more effectively and efficiently.

For many years, third party software vendors, payers, consultants and analytics companies worldwide have embedded 3M regulatory content within their own applications. This approach gives clients integrated access to this valuable content and allows them to analyze and report on data for their own customers. 

To help businesses faced with intense IT resource pressures and time constraints, 3M offers this same rich regulatory and 3M proprietary content delivered through web services, industry standard interfaces, and a cloud environment. 3M™ Grouper Plus Content Services leverages web technology to deliver content with improved timeliness and reduced maintenance. This solution provides up-to-date, secure access to grouping, reimbursement, editing and pay-for-outcomes classifications. The content can be viewed from many different workflows.

• Standardized implementation – Uses REST web services to integrate 3M’s content into application using the programming language of your choice.
• Reduced maintenance – Backward-compatible interfaces minimize the amount of ongoing development required.
• Timely updates – Content updates are made available in the web service and accessed at the customer’s discretion.
• Comprehensive content – Public and proprietary grouping software, editing, pay-for outcomes classification and reimbursement/payment
• Flexible workflow – Can be called in a real time or batch environment from almost any type of application
• High security standards – HITRUST and SOC-2 certified. Data protection is 3M’s highest priority. 3M follows strict NIST standards for authentication using OAuth (REST), 256-bit encryption and TLS (transport layer security) over HTTPS. Data is encrypted in transit with no PHI stored in the cloud
• Enhanced performance – Advanced technology and best practices applied.

3M Grouper Plus Content Services provides access to:

• 3M™ APR DRG Software
• 3M™ Medical Necessity Edits
• 3M™ Enhanced APG Software
• NCCI, OCE, MCE edits
• CMS MS-DRG grouping and reimbursement/payment
• CMS APC grouping and reimbursement/payment
• CMS professional edits and reimbursement/payment
• Commercial and state specific reimbursement
• Ambulatory surgery center, renal dialysis facility, inpatient psychiatric facility
• Population Health Groupers (CRG, PFE, PFP, PPC, PPR) 

This list is just the beginning. For a comprehensive content list, visit our 3M grouping, editing and reimbursement page, or contact your 3M representative.

With the 3M Grouper Plus Content Services, your organization can access timely, business critical financial, compliance and quality content in your workflow with reduced maintenance. As a result, end users and clients have the advantage of a well integrated information system that stays current with federal and state regulations—and with minimal use of IT or technical resources. Software vendors, consultants and analytics firms can also focus on their core products and businesses and enjoy a reduced IT and implementation role.