We measure the temporal integrity of healthcare provider networks — auditing the gap between what directories claim and what patients can actually reach.
Network adequacy is a temporal property. A network that met standards two years ago may not today. Providers retire, move, stop accepting Medicaid, go out-of-network — and directories rarely reflect the decay.
Regulators test networks once. Patients test them every day. Chronos Networks closes that gap.
A methodology for detecting phantom providers in Medicaid behavioral health networks. We cross-reference provider directory listings against Medicaid claims activity, NPI status, and reachability — producing an audit that shows which listed providers are actually accessible to patients.
Washington State Medicaid BH provider audit, 2024 T-MSIS claims cross-referenced against Molina directory.
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