Amisys Synertech and Verilet finalize strategic alliance.

Amisys Synertech Inc. and Verilet, Inc. have finalized their joint marketing and sales effort to offer integrated IT products to Amisys Synertech customers. In addition to this base of 80 health plans serving more than 13 million members, there are plans to offer similar services to dozens of other health plans this year.

Under terms of the licensing agreement, Verilet's @bovehealth will be sold by Amisys Synertech as the preferred Web solution for Amisys Synertech's products and services, including AMISYS Advance, AMISYS 3000 and the Synertech System Suite. The @bovehealth suite of products provides next-generation, online business solutions for healthcare plans, providers, members, employers and brokers. It allows healthcare organizations to connect directly with customers by providing secure access to information from their legacy system via the Internet.

"This alliance enables healthcare organizations to quickly deploy customizable browser interfaces that save money and time by redirecting costly phone, mail and fax transactions to their Web sites, and by simplifying interactions with providers, members, employers and brokers," said Jim Ribelin, vice president, product management for Verilet. "We see an incredible market potential for these types of services as health plans continue to look to the Internet to improve communications and streamline business processes."

Health plans are already reaping the benefits of the agreement between Amisys Synertech and Verilet to integrate product upgrades and deliver flexible, customizable solutions with browser interfaces for the many complex situations and issues facing health insurers today.

"The Amisys Synertech and Verilet alliance is beneficial to companies like HealthPlus of Michigan because we can now access the technology and services of two leading health care technology organizations with confidence that their platforms will work together," said Tracy Smith, manager of information technology, HealthPlus of Michigan. "As one organization advances its technology, the other follows with updates, which streamlines our efforts to update our Web-based business processes. This means we can provide the latest technology and functionality to our members, providers and employers in a more timely and efficient manner."

The @bovehealth system architecture incorporates the latest industry-standard technology, including Java, Oracle and XML. The system also includes tools to automate manual tasks and offers the intelligence to provide a 360-degree view of a health plan's data.