Amisys Synertech and Choicelinx Corporation Solidify Alliance to Expand Health Plans Access to Innovative Internet Applications.MANCHESTER, N.H. and ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Amisys Synertech Inc. will provide more than 80 health plans and their 13 million members access to Choicelinx' broad technology suite as part of its Advanced e-Solutions Suite and comprehensive consumer-directed offerings Amisys Synertech Inc., a market leader of advanced software products and claims processing services for healthcare payers, and Choicelinx Corporation, a recognized market leader in providing Web-based solutions and consumer-directed technology products for the health insurance industry, have signed a definitive agreement to integrate Choicelinx' suite of applications with Amisys Synertech's commercial and consumer-directed product offerings. Choicelinx' decision support tools and Amisys Synertech's software and administrative expertise create a powerful combination of technology and services not duplicated in the industry. By providing health plans with this comprehensive and robust offering, the two companies hope to significantly increase the pace at which the industry adopts "consumer engagement." Choicelinx, with its flexible technology solutions and comprehensive suite of Web-based products, enables health plans and insurers to address the growing demand for decision-support tools and benefit designs and more specifically meet their customers' needs. The Choicelinx product suite, including its Enrollment Manager(SM), Plan Selector(SM), Benefits Configurator(SM), and AdminOrchestrator(SM) allow health plans to offer benefits that can be customized online by members as they enroll in their benefits plans, and automates a number of health plan processes, including enrollment, life event benefit changes, benefit inquiries and benefit designs. Amisys Synertech Inc. leads the industry in providing software and administrative services for the new consumer-directed benefit designs, including a complete CDH Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) A condition in which the fetal diaphragm—the muscle dividing the chest and abdominal cavity—does not close completely. 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The funds contributed to the account are not subject to federal income tax at the time of deposit. (HSA HSA Health Savings Account (US) HSA Human Serum Albumin HSA Human Services Agency (Nevada) HSA Health Services Agency HSA Health and Safety Authority (Ireland) ). "We view Choicelinx as a key component to our Advanced e-Solutions Suite," said Craig R. Combs, senior vice president of sales and business development for Amisys Synertech. "Choicelinx enables our customers to offer their members an array of influential online decision-support and educational tools." Donna K. Lencki, chairman 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 Choicelinx said, "Amisys Synertech is a great company and we are proud to be associated with them. With their flexible technology and their outstanding service track record, Amisys Synertech occupies a clear leadership position in providing support for health plans and their consumer-directed initiatives. Choicelinx is equally committed to delivering new technologies that allow health plans and insurers to Web-enable their current products and offer new, more flexible consumer-focused products. This alliance represents a significant step forward in accomplishing our mutual goal of giving the industry the tools to be more nimble and more responsive to consumers." Lencki added, "We are already at work on developing customized consumer-directed solutions for several AMISYS clients and look forward to bringing our winning combination of products and services to more of their current and prospective clients." About Amisys Synertech Inc. Amisys Synertech Inc. (www.asihealth.com) advances health plan business through its industry-leading products and services. The company delivers comprehensive, mission-critical information management software products and Web capabilities that meet the needs of nearly every healthcare payer model. Amisys Synertech also provides leading business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in and application hosting for health plans, supporting a multimillion-member base through its claims processing and consumer-directed services. Amisys Synertech has offices in Rockville, Md., Harrisburg, Pa., Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque is a city in the U.S. State of Iowa, located along the Mississippi River. Its population was estimated at 57,696 in 2006,[3] making it the eighth-largest city in the state. and Alpharetta, Ga. About Choicelinx Choicelinx Corporation is a benefits technology and services company specializing in a new generation of Web-based and consumer-focused benefits products for the health insurance industry. Through its Internet-based Plan Selector(SM) and Enrollment Manager(SM) products, health plan members can choose a plan and enroll online. Through its Benefits Configurator(SM) software, members can design their own personalized benefits packages to meet their individual or family needs. Choicelinx products improve health plan operations and achieve efficiencies through seamless automation of data collection and transmission. Choicelinx was named a "Best In Class Vendor" by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. Association for its flexible consumer-directed applications and technology solutions. The Company's technology was recognized recently at the Consumer Directed Health Care Conference in the "Best Example of Technology Facilitating Consumer Directed Health Care" award category. Its current customers include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont, CIGNA CIGNA CG (Connecticut General Life Insurance Company) INA (Insurance Company of North America) Healthcare and the State of New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). . Choicelinx Corporation is headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire This article is about the city in New Hampshire. For other uses, see Manchester (disambiguation). Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the largest city of northern New England, an area composed of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. . To learn more about the Choicelinx solution, visit the company on the web at www.choicelinx.com |
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