Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers
WAYNE, Penn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2004
Embracing IMM Vision, Massachusetts Selects MEDecision as
Strategic Care Management Partner and Commits to Entire IMM Suite
MEDecision, Inc., a software and services leader in care management, today announced that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. (BCBSMA), has signed a contract for MEDecision's Integrated Medical Management (IMM) system.
The newly signed contract reflects the value of MEDecision as a strategic care management partner for the 2.5-million member Blue Cross Blue Shield plan. In addition to the strength of the IMM product set and the IMM integration and collaboration philosophy, BCBSMA hired MEDecision based on the company's willingness to aggressively engage in a long-term partnership that will promote both organizations' interests.
"We want a long-term partnership with a vendor who can help us deliver better healthcare to our membership," said Carl Ascenzo, chief information officer of BCBSMA. "After a thorough review, we determined MEDecision will help us achieve that goal."
John H. Capobianco, president and chief marketing officer of MEDecision, said "With Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, we've gained a premier client, as well as a valued partner who is helping us become a better organization as we respond to their evolving care management needs."
The contract covers Advanced Medical Management, Analytics and Disease Management, and Transactioning and Automated Authorizations, as well as future products MEDecision is developing as a result of its relationship with BCBSMA. Already, MEDecision has branched out and expanded its services into disease protocols and disease management capacity in response to BCBSMA's members' health care needs.
About Integrated Medical Management
Integrated Medical Management (IMM) is both a vision and product solution born out of the healthcare industry's need to unite disparate, best-of-breed care management systems into a single, holistic solution. The goal: 1) handle information more efficiently, and apply rules more consistently throughout the medical management decision-making process, and 2) recognize and leverage the interdependencies of care management, analytics, and transaction/authorization systems. The result is higher quality of healthcare at lower costs.
MEDecision's IMM software platform fuses best-of-breed applications in Analytics and Disease Management, Advanced Medical Management, and Transactioning and Automated Authorizations. MCOs use the resulting solution to identify high-risk, high-cost members, diseases and conditions, which then automatically feed the programs needed to improve patient care and optimize costs. Further, MEDecision's IMM automates healthcare transactions between MCOs and providers, thereby allowing the automated systems to focus on costs and allowing the professionals to focus on outcomes, while driving a consistent clinical philosophy throughout the care management process.
About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (www.bluecrossma.com) was founded 66 years ago by a group of community-minded business leaders. Today, headquartered in Boston, BCBSMA provides coverage to 2.5 million members. Consistently recognized for standards of service that are among the highest in the nation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is the choice for health care consumers seeking reliable and high-quality health care coverage. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
About MEDecision
MEDecision is a leading software and services provider of integrated care management solutions. Founded in 1988, the company specializes in linking patients, providers and payers in an information network that relies upon electronic health records to improve overall health outcomes and reduce costs. MEDecision's software products are being used by more than 50 managed care organizations to improve the quality of healthcare and reduce both administrative and unnecessary clinical costs for approximately one in every seven Americans with health insurance. For more information about MEDecision and Integrated Medical Management, please call 610-254-0202, email Marketing@MEDecision.com or visit www.MEDecision.com.
MEDecision is a trademark of MEDecision, Inc. The MEDecision logo and product names are also trademarks or registered trademarks of MEDecision, Inc. Other products and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners.
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