NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- HTMS, an
Emdeon company, is pleased to introduce Alfred™. Alfred is an
algorithm-based analytics model that can help all types of
healthcare stakeholders calculate health plan rates and federal
subsidies through its comparison and advisory capabilities and is
both easy to use and understand. Alfred's greatest utility is to
help healthcare payers and providers support consumers with
instantaneous and dynamic access to information that is available
through the Health Insurance Exchange (HIX) Marketplace and can be
used to illustrate consumer health coverage options. In addition,
the tool is useful for healthcare payers to understand their
competitive position and determine how their solutions compare
against other Qualified Health Plans (QHP) on the HIX
Marketplace.
"Our enrollment counselors love Alfred because it's fast and
easy to use," said Patricia
Tanquary, chief executive officer for Contra Costa Health
Plan. "Using Alfred enabled us to help our potential members
understand their coverage and subsidy options before they purchased
our plan."
"As a trusted advisor to so many in the healthcare industry, we
created Alfred as a value add tool for our clients as they plan
their QHP portfolio for the 2015 HIX Marketplace," said
Nancy Wise, vice president of
strategic consulting for HTMS, an Emdeon company. "We also have
seen our clients utilize Alfred when working directly with
consumers who seek access to coverage through the HIX Marketplaces.
And further, health plans can use the tool to train their internal
sales, marketing and customer service personnel on the nuances of
the QHP portfolio and how it impacts consumers," Wise said.
Alfred is available now as a part of HTMS advisory services,
including HTMS HIX consulting services, or as a stand-alone
engagement.
About HTMS
HTMS, an Emdeon company, is a management
consulting firm focused exclusively on the healthcare
market. HTMS's specialty is helping healthcare organizations
achieve their strategic and operational objectives through the use
of applied technology and business process optimization. HTMS
offers consulting services to help clients innovate, solve problems
and improve performance in an ever-changing healthcare
environment.
Over the past eleven years, HTMS has helped more than 120 health
plans and delivery systems implement new products, expand their
service areas, migrate to new system platforms and reengineer their
business processes. In the past year, HTMS worked with more
than 20 organizations in 15 states to help prepare for business on
health insurance exchanges. Engagements range from complex,
multi-year projects to concise and efficient assessments or market
inquiries. For more information, visit www.htms.com.
About Emdeon
Emdeon is a leading provider of revenue
and payment cycle management and clinical information exchange
solutions, connecting payers, providers and patients in the
U.S. healthcare system. Emdeon's offerings integrate and
automate key business and administrative functions of its payer and
provider customers throughout the patient encounter. Through the
use of Emdeon's comprehensive suite of solutions, which are
designed to easily integrate with existing technology
infrastructures, customers are able to improve efficiency, reduce
costs, increase cash flow and more efficiently manage the complex
revenue and payment cycle and clinical information exchange
processes. For more information, visit www.emdeon.com.
SOURCE Emdeon Inc.