CalOPTIMA Selects Mercator for Integration Architecture of Web-based Healthcare System and HIPAA Compliance.Business/Technology Editors WILTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 2000 Mercator(R) Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCTR MCTR Missile Technology Control Regime mCTR Murine Calcitonin Receptor MCTR Medical Center for Translational Research (Osaka University Hospital, Japan) MCTR Mackinac Transportation Company ), today announced that CalOPTIMA, has selected Mercator Commerce Broker as the business-to-business (B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business ) integration architecture for its health care system. Mercator Commerce Broker is designed to provide CalOPTIMA with real-time, any-to-any integration and transformation of its information infrastructure so that CalOPTIMA may expand its services to the Internet and comply with federally mandated regulations known as 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, (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when ). "CalOPTIMA is dedicated to providing members with access to quality health care services delivered in a cost effective and compassionate manner," said Betsy Ha, director of operational implementation at CalOPTIMA. "A key to our success will be integrating our system with the Web, as well as making it HIPPA Hip´pa n. 1. (Zool.) A genus of marine decapod crustaceans, which burrow rapidly in the sand by pushing themselves backward; - called also bait bug ltname>. See Illust. under Anomura. compliant. We are committed to this process, and we chose Mercator Commerce Broker because we wanted to rely on a single technology that was faster, proven, and cost-efficient." Mercator met CalOPTIMA's need to complete multiple interfaces in time for integration testing (testing) integration testing - A type of testing in which software and/or hardware components are combined and tested to confirm that they interact according to their requirements. Integration testing can continue progressively until the entire system has been integrated. of the new system, using the Mercator Commerce Broker for its HIPAA compliant X12 formats and its any-to-any data integration and transformation capabilities. Mercator's integration architecture supports the transactions and field mapping features currently needed to comply with nationally mandated transaction standards while preserving local autonomy and allowing for future changes in federal regulation. With the Mercator Commerce Broker, it is anticipated that CalOPTIMA will reduce the costs associated with new interface development and easily extend more of its business processes to the Web in the future. "While cost control has long been a health care industry imperative, compliance with HIPAA regulations is now a major driver for key technology decisions -- especially to support e-business integration," said James P. Schadt, 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. , Mercator. "We are delighted that CalOPTIMA selected Mercator to leverage their investment not only for HIPAA compliance but to build an e-business infrastructure for the future." About CalOPTIMA CalOPTIMA is the Medi-Cal administrator in Orange County and contracts with physicians, clinics, hospitals and pharmacies throughout the county to provide health care to approximately 220,000 low-income children, elderly and disabled individuals. CalOPTIMA is a five year old organization that manages an annual operating budget Noun 1. operating budget - a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements budget items, operating cost, operating expense, overhead - the expense of maintaining property (e.g. of $580 million. About Mercator Mercator software integrates electronic information throughout a business enterprise and with the applications of its customers and partners -- while leveraging current technology investments at every step. More than 5,000 customers, across every industry, use our software to help accelerate their transformation to e-business. Over 100 partners, including application software providers, systems integrators and Net markets, embed em·bed also im·bed v. em·bed·ded, em·bed·ding, em·beds v.tr. 1. To fix firmly in a surrounding mass: embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale. or resell re·sell tr.v. re·sold , re·sell·ing, re·sells 1. To sell again. 2. To sell (a product or service) to the public or to an end user, especially as an authorized dealer. our technology to enhance their product or service offerings. Additional information about Mercator can be found at www.mercator.com Mercator is a registered trademark of Mercator Software, Inc. "the e-business transformation company" is a trademark of Mercator Software, Inc. Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. Statements in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Mercator Software's beliefs, expectations, hopes or intentions regarding the future. Forward looking statements in this release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future federal regulation and cost reduction associated with the use of Mercator Commerce Broker. It is important to note that actual outcomes and the company's actual results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties such as unanticipated changes in federal regulations, difficulty or delays in developing new or enhanced products, changes in demand for application integration or e-business integration software and the company's Mercator e-business integration broker suite of products in particular the ability of the company to expand its international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. , the ability of the company to manage expanded global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. 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