Covation Announces Implementation of ASP Solution for NAMM-California Involving 425,000 IPA Members in 22 California Markets.Business Editors, Health & Medical Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2000 Covation, a leading application services See ASP and Web services. provider (ASP) delivering healthcare information software as a service and NAMM-California, a division of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Medical Management (NAMM NAMM International Music Products Association NAMM National Association of Music Merchants NAMM National Association of Music Manufacturers NAMM National Association of Mirror Manufacturers ), one of the nation's largest medical network management organizations announced today the successful completion of an initiative to convert 425,000 California-based IPA IPA - International Phonetic Alphabet members to the Covation ASP Solution for health benefits administration. As an application services provider, Covation hosts and provides access to market leading business and Internet applications to include Health Systems Design 950 and PhyCom CarePartner. Technology partners for data center operations and network connectivity include Hewlett Packard, MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. WorldCom, Citrix, Cisco, and Oracle. The Covation Solution utilizes an application services provider model to support NAMM-California's health information requirements The information needed to support a business or other activity. Systems analysts turn information requirements (the what and when) into functional specifications (the how) of an information system. . This system-wide conversion provides a sophisticated and scalable managed care processing and reporting system while enhancing the case management capabilities for the IPAs supported by NAMM-California. The Covation solution also features a Provider Integration Web-Suite which gives the physician's office the ability to utilize the Internet for patient eligibility verification, review of benefit plan design, completion of referral requests and authorizations, and review of claims submissions status. "This has been a significant team effort between Covation, its technology partners and NAMM-California to accomplish this conversion," said Richard D. Wright, Covation 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. . "The combination of core transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. , medical management capability and physician Internet connectivity will provide NAMM-California with additional tools to compete in the complex market of health care delivery." The California conversion involves all NAMM-California IPA operations in both northern and southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, involving 22 markets statewide. "We are continually looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to increase administrative efficiency and satisfaction among the physicians, health plans and patients we serve while improving the delivery of health care," said Jerry Coil, NAMM's operations vice president for California. "By integrating Covation with our other initiatives, we will continue to deliver on those values. The change will allow NAMM-California to move from using four legacy information systems to one, state-wide platform that uses state-of-the-art technology to boost productivity and performance that will benefit physicians and their patients." NAMM-California, a division of North American Medical Management, is a subsidiary of PhyCor, Inc. headquartered in Nashville, Tenn. PhyCor is a medical network management company that manages multi-specialty medical clinics and other physician organizations, provides contract management services to physician networks owned by health systems and develops and manages independent practice associations (IPAs). Additional information about PhyCor and NAMM is available at www.phycor.com. Covation is a leading application services provider delivering healthcare information software as a service. The Company's service offerings deliver rich functionality of leading software from Health Systems Design and PhyCom for a predictable monthly fee via an advanced, secure data center network and the Internet. Headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., Covation can be contacted at 615/324-5200 or on the web at www.covation.com. |
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