Cox HealthPlans Goes Live on QCSI's Award-Winning QNXT System.PHOENIX -- Health Plan Gains Significant Operational Efficiencies & is Positioned to Increase Market Share with Leading Information Management System QCSI QCSI Quality Care Solutions, Inc. (R) (Quality Care Solutions Inc.), a leading provider of advanced information technology and enterprise application software and services for health insurers and benefits administrators, announced today that Cox HealthPlans has gone live on its QNXT enterprise application system. Cox HealthPlans leveraged QCSI's innovative LEAP3 implementation methodology to gain efficiencies and increase market share. Cox HealthPlans selected QCSI for its unrivaled product flexibility and functionality, and for its innovative LEAP3 implementation program. A unique part of QCSI's LEAP3 process is the focus on the desired business outcomes identified by the customers themselves. Cox HealthPlans identified and quantified its targeted outcomes to strengthen services and market competitiveness; among the other outcomes Cox partnered with QCSI to achieve were higher auto-adjudication rates, lower operational costs, and higher customer satisfaction resulting from enhanced member and provider services. The results are compelling, with Cox HealthPlans confirming increased efficiencies in the following areas: Claims, Enrollment, Finance, Information Technologies, Medical, Member Services, Operations and Provider Relations. "In addition to streamlining our operations and business processes, we now have the IT infrastructure we needed to support our planned growth and add new lines of business," said Jeff Bond, 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 Cox HealthPlans. "The advantages offered by QCSI's technology will put us in even better position to realize our mission of providing the highest-quality, affordable health care in Missouri Missouri, state, United States Missouri (mĭz  r`ē, –ə), one of the midwestern states of the United States. ."
"High-performing health plans like Cox already are doing an excellent job of providing health care for their members," said Dave Engert, CEO of QCSI. "When you add to that the tremendous efficiencies offered by QNXT, it brings us all that much closer to achieving QCSI's vision: 'The Next Healthcare Economy, Without Information Boundaries.' Cox HealthPlans chose a flexible, extensible system that will enable the company to compete favorably fa·vor·a·ble adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. in the health care market of the future." About QCSI Cited by a global independent research company as a leader for health care claims platforms and claims platforms for consumer-directed health and claims platforms with integrated medical management, QCSI is empowering companies for "The Next Healthcare Economy, Without Information Boundaries." The company is celebrating more than 11 years of delivering advanced technology enterprise solutions that empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems health insurers and benefits administrators to automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. health care administration, lower the cost of care and improve outcomes. QCSI enables health plans to reduce costs, improve customer service, increase profitability, expand market share and prepare for government regulations, including 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, . Our award-winning enterprise applications include the QNXT product family (Medical, Dental, Case Management, Accounts Receivable accounts receivable n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or professional by customers or clients. Generally, accounts receivable refers to the total amount due and is considered in calculating the value of a business or the business' problems in paying , View and Connect), and the Web-based MyHealthBank suite (Transact An earlier e-commerce system for the Web from Open Market that included order capture and secure order fulfillment using credit cards, ecash and other payment systems. It included customer service and subscription administration capabilities as well as an integrated database for reporting , Direct, Navigator See Netscape Navigator, Netscape and Norton Navigator. Navigator - Netscape Navigator and Finance), proven applications and solutions for the rapidly growing consumer-directed health care segment. Headquartered in Phoenix, QCSI can be contacted at 888-940-6432 or info@qcsi.com, or visit our Web site at www.qcsi.com for more information. About Cox HealthPlans Cox HealthPlans is a leading, locally owned and managed health plan organization protecting the residents of southwest Missouri and surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. communities. With a variety of health insurance products to suit the needs of both businesses and individuals, Cox HealthPlans is dedicated to providing industry-best service to its customers. For more information, visit www.coxhealthplans.com. QNXT, QMACS, QCSI, LEAP3 and MyHealthBank are trademarks or registered trademarks of QCSI. U.S. Patent No. 6,879,959. Other marks referenced herein are the service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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