MEDecision Continues Commitment to Health Care Technology Innovation with New Alineo™ Release

WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MEDecision, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative health care management solutions, today announced the availability of Alineo™ 2.0, the newest version of its Alineo collaborative health care management platform. The release continues MEDecision’s growing momentum in the marketplace and reinforces its commitment to technical innovation that facilitates nationwide health care reform initiatives.

Alineo 2.0 allows health plans to optimize automation and efficiency in the delivery of care management programs while fostering a more member-centric, whole-person approach. It is designed to help maximize the effectiveness of case, disease and utilization management initiatives by simplifying integration with other internal and external medical management systems. As such, Alineo 2.0 provides health plans with a powerful, yet simplified resource that can support business growth by streamlining operations, controlling medical and administrative costs and strengthening business processes while improving the overall quality of care.

“The release of Alineo 2.0 signals MEDecision’s continued strength and leadership in the market,” said Scott A. Storrer, president and COO at MEDecision. “We’re very pleased to be able to continue our development initiatives and reinforce our commitments both to our customers and to the advancement of the industry even during weak economic times. We’re confident that Alineo 2.0 will facilitate business processes for our customers that will enhance their medical management value proposition and enable top-line revenue growth.”

Among Alineo 2.0’s various enhancements for increased automation and efficiency are a Comprehensive Member View that presents a dynamic summary of a member’s care management history, and an interface with Milliman^® CareWebQI^®, which enables Alineo 2.0 to provide advanced gaps-in-care identification and related intelligence. Other features include:

• Seamless integration with MEDecision’s Nexalign™ iEXCHANGE^® technology
• Integrated role-based security
• Advanced utilization management capabilities
• A simplified user interface
• An enhanced clinician workflow
• Support for National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) reporting and compliance tracking

In addition, Alineo 2.0 features an extensible design that enables it to adapt to and accommodate an organization’s changing technical needs.

MEDecision initially introduced the Alineo platform last year and has since implemented the technology with three major customers, each of which is planning to migrate to Alineo 2.0. One of the most advanced technologies of its kind currently available, Alineo gives health care organizations a simplified and smart process for analyzing data to identify high-risk patients. It then enhances this information with clinical intelligence and automates the administration of health care programs and best practices. Alineo features a simplified user experience to enhance workflow, efficiency and overall productivity — all while maintaining an organization’s business rules and practices.

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About MEDecision

MEDecision offers collaborative health care management solutions that provide a simplified and smart way to manage the health of members and member populations which can improve the quality and affordability of care. Based on state-of-the-art technology, MEDecision's solutions include Alineo™, a collaborative health care management platform for managing case management, disease management and utilization management; and Nexalign™, a collaborative health care information exchange service. MEDecision believes that, in the aggregate, its health care payer customers insure or manage care for approximately one in every six people in the U.S. with health insurance. For more information, please visit www.MEDecision.com.

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