ADVANTAGE Health Solutions, Inc. Selects HealthTrio connect to Enhance Online Services.Business Editors NASHVILLE, Tenn. & INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 29, 2003 Health Plan Sees More Comprehensive Online Services as Key to Technology Adoption for Members, Employers, Providers and Brokers HealthTrio(TM), a leading provider of e-health and core business solutions for the managed care industry, and ADVANTAGE Health Solutions, Inc.(SM), a health plan serving members throughout the state of Indiana, today announced that ADVANTAGE Health Solutions will enhance its online services for members, employers, providers and brokers through HealthTrio connect(TM), an Internet-based health management system. Currently, ADVANTAGE Health Solutions provides its constituents with online access to some services and health plan data through its Web site, but has recognized the business value of a "real-time," robust customer management solution. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent survey conducted by Gartner Group (company) Gartner Group - One of the biggest IT industry research firms. Address: Connecticut, USA. ("Payer 2003 E-Business Strategies Will Be Tests of Resolve"), ADVANTAGE is not alone. Most healthcare payer organizations have invested significantly in Web portals for providers and--to a lesser extent--members and employers. However, throughout the healthcare industry, adoption levels have been much lower than expected. ADVANTAGE will buck this trend by providing its constituents with HealthTrio's more comprehensive online service capabilities. "Members, employers, providers and brokers have been searching for online services that save them time and add real value," said Vicki Perry, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ADVANTAGE Health Solutions. "It has been our experience that basic online services do not meet these needs, so we decided to take our Internet initiative to the next level. HealthTrio connect provides the functionality and depth necessary to take this step. More importantly, the system has a proven track record for accelerating user adoption and maintaining sustained usage." Through the HealthTrio connect system: -- Members have self-service access to personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. health management tools, benefit and claims information, and educational materials, as well as the ability to request ID cards, change doctors and make demographic changes online. -- Employers can provide employees with online access to customizable health risk assessments, which can be used to improve care management and overall member population health. Additionally, the system enables all ADVANTAGE Health Solutions' employers to automate the benefits management process, analyze where and how premium dollars are spent, improve billing accuracy through online premium reconciliation, reduce errors in communication with employees, and improve employee satisfaction through online enrollment. -- Providers have 24X7 access to important patient information and the ability to exchange, modify and execute essential claims, referral and eligibility transactions through a single interface. -- Brokers can input employer and census information online in real-time. In addition, brokers will receive personalized benefit information about ADVANTAGE Health Solutions' product offerings. All transactions conducted through the HealthTrio connect system are HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, compliant, thus assuring complete privacy and confidentiality. "ADVANTAGE Health Solutions is committed to optimizing the use of technology and, more importantly, committed to meeting the needs of its members, providers, employers and brokers," said Ralph A. Korpman, M.D., President and CEO of HealthTrio. "Aside from realizing stronger relationships with its constituents through the use of HealthTrio connect, ADVANTAGE will also experience a rapid return on investment, including lower call center volumes and reduced claims and referral processing costs." About HealthTrio HealthTrio is a leading provider of e-health applications and core business systems for the managed care industry. Software applications include HealthTrio connect(TM), which offers health plans quickly installed Internet communication channels for providers, members, brokers, and employers. HealthTrio connect immediately impacts inefficiencies and administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. affecting all plan stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. while "wrapping" a health plan's legacy systems in a HIPAA ready environment. HealthTrio xpress is a core managed care business system that replaces health plans' legacy systems with a fully integrated, end-to-end administrative infrastructure. Both HealthTrio connect and HealthTrio xpress enable robust functionality to help health plans become HIPAA-compliant quickly, with a minimal financial investment. HealthTrio connect and HealthTrio xpress can be implemented in 90 to 180 days as stand-alone applications or together as a total solution. For more information call 877-571-1988 or visit www.healthtrio.com. About ADVANTAGE Health Solutions ADVANTAGE Health Solutions, Inc. is a managed care organization offering commercial HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, , PPO PPO abbr. preferred provider organization PPO Managed care Preferred provider organization, see there Infectious disease Pleuropneumonia-like organism, see there , and POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale products along with the most recent Medicare PPO product, ADVANTAGE Preferred Plus. Founded by four Catholic health care systems--Ascension Health, Sisters of St. Francis Sisters of St. Francis can refer to:
Saint Joseph (sānt jō`zəf). 1 City (1990 pop. 9,214), seat of Berrien co., SW Mich., a port on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the St. Joseph River across from Benton Harbor; inc. Regional Medical Center, Inc., and Ancilla Health Systems, Inc. ADVANTAGE began its operations in 2000 as a spin-off from Sagamore sag·a·more n. A subordinate chief among the Algonquians of North America. [Eastern Abenaki s  Health Network. Since inception, ADVANTAGE has
achieved significant milestones and is one of the fastest growing
managed care organizations in Indiana, serving over 65,000 members.
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