Amisys Synertech Inc. to Provide Business Process Outsourcing Services for Health Plus of Louisiana.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers HARRISBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2003 Amisys Synertech and Health Plus of Louisiana CODE, OF LOUISIANA. In 1822, Peter Derbigny, Edward Livingston, and Moreau Lislet, were selected by the legislature to revise and amend the civil code, and to add to it such laws still in force as were not included therein. Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Willis-Knighton Health System and the largest health maintenance organization in northern Louisiana, entered into a three-year agreement where Amisys Synertech will provide key business processing services and functions to this 41,640-member health plan. Under terms of the agreement, Amisys Synertech will provide claims processing, ID card processing, database management, imaging, coordination of benefits and other party liability and dental processing services for Health Plus. "Health Plus has begun an initiative to redesign and re-evaluate our business processes," said Patrick Bicknell, president and executive director of Health Plus. "The cornerstone of the process is using the managed care system of the Synertech System Suite, which will increase reliability and accuracy of claims payments, expand coordination of benefit and subrogation The substitution of one person in the place of another with reference to a lawful claim, demand, or right, so that he or she who is substituted succeeds to the rights of the other in relation to the debt or claim, and its rights, remedies, or Securities. collections, substantially reduce system support requirements, lower direct labor costs and achieve 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, compliance." Amisys Synertech performs a wide variety of mission critical, administrative and application hosting services for health plans on the Synertech System Suite, AMISYS Advance and AMISYS 3000. Amisys Synertech's comprehensive offering delivers flexible, customizable solutions to the many complex situations and issues facing health plans today. Its products and BPO BPO Business Process Outsourcing BPO Benevolent & Protective Order (of Elks of the USA) BPO Benzoyl Peroxide BPO Business Process Optimization BPO Broker Price Opinions BPO Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra services support health plans in the medical, consumer-directed, Medicare, Medicaid and dental markets. "As the largest BPO serving health plans, there are many ways we can provide customer-focused services that deliver tangible benefits and efficiencies to our customers," said Brenda Smoker, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for Amisys Synertech's BPO and application hosting operations. "We will apply our experience in health care operations and hands-on knowledge of back office processes and procedures to support the advancement of Health Plus of Louisiana's business objectives where-ever possible." About Amisys Synertech Inc. Amisys Synertech Inc. combines the industry leading and mission-critical products and services of AMISYS and Synertech. AMISYS (www.amisysllc.com) offers comprehensive and substantive information management software to healthcare payers. Its 3000 product provides extensive functionality that meets the enterprise-wide information needs of a variety of health plans. AMISYS Advance expands on the robust functionality of AMISYS 3000 on the HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and will include a Web-native GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. front end written in Java in Release 2. Synertech (www.synertechsystems.com) is a leading business process outsourcer and application services provider for health plans. Synertech offers BPO; consumer-directed solutions; scanning and imaging; claims processing; Web-enabled services; and Medicare Retiree programs. Synertech supports a multi-million-member base, including more than 100,000 members of new consumer-directed health plans. Amisys Synertech has offices in Rockville, Md., Harrisburg, Pa., Bloomington, Minn., Dubuque, Iowa and Alpharetta, Ga. Kevin R. Brown is 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 Amisys Synertech Inc. |
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