HealthEdge Executives to Participate in Key Events at AHIP Institute 2011

BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HealthEdge ^®, provider of the only modern, enterprise-class software platform for healthcare payors, today announced its participation in several key events during America’s Health Insurance Plans Institute 2011 conference at the Moscone West Center in San Francisco, June 15-17. HealthEdge executives will also be on hand to showcase the company’s patented HealthRules technology platform. With HealthRules, payors are able to quickly take on any type of new business, regardless of complexity, automate and streamline all of their existing lines of business, quickly adapt to new industry standards such as ICD-10 and provide superior levels of transparency and customer service.

“At Institute 2011, we will be helping payors to better understand how they can use this time of unprecedented industry change to create a sustainable strategic advantage that will allow them to achieve ongoing success.”

HealthEdge CEO Rob Gillette will co-host one of the event’s most anticipated gatherings, the Healthcare’s11 reception, where eleven healthcare executives and industry thought leaders will be recognized for making a difference through their use of technology. Among those nominated this year are HealthEdge customers Mark Reynolds and Nancy Coburn of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island. After a comprehensive assessment process involving six leading vendors, Neighborhood, an award-winning Medicaid health plan serving more than 80,000 members, selected HealthRules to enhance claim and benefit administration, reduce administrative costs, improve transparency and increase operational efficiencies. The Healthcare’s 11 reception will take place on June 16 from 7-9 p.m. at the Intercontinental San Francisco Hotel. To register for the event, and get more information, visit http://www.emids.com/hc11/.

“The healthcare industry has entered a period of unprecedented change,” said HealthEdge CEO Rob Gillette, “and it is now clear that payors will require modern technology platforms to successfully compete in the new healthcare economy. Based upon their hard work, foresight and leadership, the individuals being honored at the Healthcare’s 11 reception are certainly worthy recipients of this recognition.”

On June 16 from 7-8:30 a.m., HealthEdge COO Ray Desrochers will participate in a roundtable discussion focusing on the technology that will be required to successfully support next-generation Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). The panel, sponsored by eMids, will be comprised of executives from a number of leading healthcare technology vendors and will be moderated by Hector Rodriquez, industry chief technology strategist, U.S. Health Plans – Microsoft. It will include Desrochers; Dr. Robert Mandel, EVP, Health Dialog; and Srikant Chellappa, SVP, eMids Technologies. The panelists will provide insight and best practices related to the implementation of integrated systems like those that will be required for the successful operation of ACOs.

“New healthcare business models such as Accountable Care Organizations will provide payors with additional opportunities to grow revenues, offer a variety of new products and services and deliver expanded value to everyone involved in the healthcare delivery cycle,” said HealthEdge COO Ray Desrochers. “At Institute 2011, we will be helping payors to better understand how they can use this time of unprecedented industry change to create a sustainable strategic advantage that will allow them to achieve ongoing success.”

HealthEdge will also sponsor this year’s closing general session luncheon on June 17 from 12:30 – 2 p.m. The keynote speech will feature James Carville, Democratic political consultant and CNN contributor, and Mary Matalin, Republican political consultant and CNN contributor. Carville and Matalin will discuss the implications the upcoming 2012 elections may have on the economy and world events.

HealthEdge will be located at booth No. 225 on the exhibition floor and will be demonstrating, throughout the Institute 2011 show, the award-winning HealthRules product suite that includes next-generation claims and benefit administration, business intelligence and portal solutions that are designed to help today’s payor organizations meet the evolving needs of the 21^st century healthcare marketplace. Attendees at this year’s event will also have the opportunity to see the market-leading HealthRules ICD-10 capabilities, learn how they can quickly and easily configure anything they can imagine using the patented HealthRules Language and understand how unique HealthRules features like Benefit Predictor can be used to significantly enhance their customer service capabilities.

About HealthEdge

HealthEdge provides the only modern, enterprise-class software platform for healthcare payors. Using the patented, award-winning HealthRules software suite, health plans and other payors can respond to business opportunities and market changes within hours rather than the usual months or years, while drastically reducing both IT and operational costs. Leveraging an investment of more than $125 million, HealthRules is the most modern, scalable, and cost-effective technology in the industry. HealthEdge provides the competitive advantage that enables payors to thrive in the dynamic healthcare environment. For more information, visit www.healthedge.com or call 781-285-1300.