TRANSAX DEVELOPS NEW VERSION OF WEB SOLUTION.Union Dental Holdings, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: UDHI UDHI User Data Header Indicator ) has formed a strategic alliance with Transax International Limited (BULLETIN BOARD: TNSX) and released a new version of Medlink Web for release in the United States. The web solution provides connectivity for authorization and adjudication The legal process of resolving a dispute. The formal giving or pronouncing of a judgment or decree in a court proceeding; also the judgment or decision given. The entry of a decree by a court in respect to the parties in a case. in real time of medical and dental claims to Union Dental's network of healthcare plan providers. It is already in use in Brazil. Union Dental plans to first test Medlink Web in its Coral Springs office, and then with its dental network of providers servicing CWA CWA Clean Water Act (33 USC) CWA Communications Workers of America CWA Concerned Women for America CWA CEN Workshop Agreement (European pre-normative document) CWA County Warning Area CWA Clean Water Action members before marketing the product and ancillary software to other U.S. dentists. Transax developed the new version of the web solution using the Microsoft. NET platform. In early 2005, a Transax subsidiary operating in Brazil became a member of the Microsoft Partnership program. The web solution was initially designed in collaboration with the Microsoft Technical Training Center in Brazil. The Medlink Web solution offers all of the functionalities available in the company's other capture solutions, such as medical and dental exams, procedures, therapies, visits, laboratory tests and doctor referrals. Medlink Web contains security procedures following international standards, an intrusion detection system This article is about the computing term. For other uses, see Burglar alarm. An intrusion detection system (IDS) generally detects unwanted manipulations of computer systems, mainly through the Internet. and uses SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. security to encrypt transactions. Additional security features are provided at the application level to individual users. The Medlink Web can be used by any medical or dental provider that has access to the Internet through a standard browser. George D. Green, 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. of UDHI, said, "This new web solution will take the four-step process of verification of patient benefits with the insurance company, submission of claims to the insurance company, adjudication of the claim benefits from the insurance company and then payment of the claims from the insurance company to the doctor, into a single on-line format. Our intent is to make arrangements with financial entities to transfer the insurance payment to the doctor within 24 to 36 hours." Stephen Walters, president and CEO of Transax International LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability , said, "This unique product has the ability through the company's Medlink connectivity to fully authorize and adjudicate in real time a health or dental insurance claim on behalf of an insurer or health/dental plan using MedLink Web from any location in the world. The English language version of the solution is currently being completed and will be presented to potential clients from other countries that have expressed interest in the solution." About Union Dental Union Dental provides a unique way for unions to provide dental care to their members. The company is currently serving the Communications Workers of America Communications Workers of America (CWA) is the largest communications and media labor union in the United States (the union also has locals in Canada), representing over 700,000 workers in both the private and public sectors. (CWA) and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is a labor union which represents workers in the electrical industry in the United States and Canada, particularly electricians, or Inside Wiremen, in the construction industry and linemen and other employees of public (IBEW IBEW n abbr (US) (= International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) → sindicato internacional de electricistas IBEW n abbr (US) (= International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers ). Union Dental receives annual management fees from the dentists in exchange for practicing in areas of exclusivity where CWA and IBEW members use the dentists' services. The company also has contracts with CWA & IBEW local unions to provide a dental network using the members' existing insurance policies. Dentists in the dental network provide services for union members, as well as existing patients, in exchange for an annual management fee. The network of dentists accepts payment from union insurance plans for services rendered as payment in full with certain procedures requiring a small out-of- pocket co-payment from the union member patient. Union Dental also owns and operates a 17-year old profitable dental practice. Union Dental can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.uniondental.com/. For more information, call 305/451-1888. |
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