Claims data stacking is the process of bringing together patient-level data from different claims vendors to create one clean, complete view of each patient’s healthcare journey.
Because no single vendor captures every diagnosis, procedure, or prescription event, each dataset provides only a partial story. Stacking helps fill in those gaps by reconciling overlaps, smoothing out coding differences, and removing duplicates. The result is a unified and continuous patient record that reflects a much more accurate picture of real-world care.
Importance of Claims Data Stacking
Claims data stacking brings together information from various sources, helping healthcare organizations see the unified view of each patient’s journey, track provider activities more accurately, and better understand outcomes. By stacking claims data:
