Curam Software Announces Curam Workers' Compensation(TM).

Partners with WorkSafeBC and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario to Deliver Claims Management Solution to the Workers Compensation Market

HERNDON, Va. -- CAram Software, the leading provider of Social Enterprise Management (SEM) software solutions, today announced the release of CAram Workers' Compensation[TM], a COTS solution that empowers workers' compensation agencies to effectively manage the end-to-end claims process. Designed in collaboration with WorkSafe British Columbia (WorkSafeBC) and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario (WSIB), the solution provides comprehensive and efficient benefits delivery capabilities to workers' compensation organizations.

The CAram Workers' Compensation solution addresses the entire claims lifecycle from claim intake to outcome measurement and evaluation. CAram Software, WorkSafeBC, and WSIB designed CAram Workers' Compensation to provide effective citizen-centric, outcomes-focused results for injured workers. Some key capabilities of the solution include automated claims processing, eligibility assessment, task and case load management, entitlement assessment, claims classification, and service planning.

"The mission of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario is to administer workplace insurance for employers and their workers province-wide," said Val Adamo, vice president and chief information officer, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario. "CAram Workers' Compensation helps us fulfill our mission by providing case workers with the tools they need to process claims, track case activity and rectify misclassified claims."

The CAram Workers' Compensation solution uses a SEM business model, which allows workers' compensation organizations to take a holistic approach to managing the delivery of benefits and services from providers to workers. This business model allows agencies to deliver better outcomes - such as a shorter return-to-work - through a comprehensive, efficient, and lower cost service plan.

"A lack of consistency in claims decision-making, a concern about overall claims costs, and a need for better communication with our customers has driven us to help design a better claims management system, which we've found in this product," said Steve Barnett, vice president and assistant chief financial officer, WorkSafeBC. "Our goal is to focus our valuable staff resources on improved customer contact and this product supports our ability to do just that."

Underpinned by the CAram Enterprise Framework[TM], the CAram Workers' Compensation solution leverages a flexible, scalable Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) enabling lower-risk and lower -cost business and technology extensions.

"By collaborating with two large, innovative workers compensation organizations, we were able to ensure best practice business process enablement capabilities were incorporated into CAram Workers' Compensation," said Ernie Connon, president, CAram Software, Inc. "The solution provides case workers with a holistic view of each applicant's claim, resulting in more efficient benefit determination and delivery, resulting in effective citizen service."

SEM is a new category of enterprise software that is client-centric and leverages COTS products to transform as well as modernize health, human services, labor, and social security agencies. SEM provides comprehensive enterprise eligibility IT solutions crossing agency boundaries, simplifying policies, and integrating with existing technology. SEM fosters holistic, convenient services for citizens, as well as provides screening for needs and referrals to state and community-based resources.

About CAram Software

CAram Software is the leading provider of Social Enterprise Management (SEM) software solutions, delivering best-in-class applications for social enterprises globally including, health and human services, workforce services, and social security organizations. Using the CAram Business Application Suite[TM] agencies can immediately reap the benefits of client-centric business processes and an outcomes-driven integrated service delivery model. The CAram Business Application Suite, underpinned by the CAram Enterprise Framework[TM], combines the advantages of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software, an enterprise platform and service oriented architecture with the business and technical flexibility required to allow agencies to implement solutions to meet their strategic objectives. CAram Software is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with additional offices located in New York, Washington, D.C., United Kingdom, and Bangalore, India. For more information, visit www.curamsoftware.com.