NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Emdeon Inc., a
leading provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management
and clinical information exchange solutions, today announced the
launch of Emdeon Easy Save™ for retail pharmacies.
Emdeon Easy Save delivers quick and simple access to some of the
largest copay assistance programs available while empowering retail
pharmacies to offer copay coupon programs to their customers when
they need it.
"We know from industry research that lower out-of-pocket patient
costs can lead to higher medication compliance, and that in turn,
higher medication compliance typically leads to better health
outcomes," said Kevin Mahoney,
executive vice president of Pharmacy Services for Emdeon. "We are
proud to deliver a simplified copay coupon assistance program to
the pharmacies we serve as they strive to increase medication
compliance and reduce patients' costs."
Emdeon teamed up with PSKW, LLC, a leading provider of biopharma
loyalty relationship marketing services, to deliver this innovative
solution. PSKW utilizes their intellectual property, including its
in-house database and its preferred-status relationships with
pharmaceutical manufacturers, to identify the best available offer
for copay assistance. Leveraging this relationship, Emdeon Easy
Save offers a simple, in-workflow solution that requires no patient
enrollment. Initial results from Emdeon Easy Save data have shown
that patients refill their prescriptions more frequently (two to
three more prescription refills per year) and stay on therapy
longer than patients who are not offered copay assistance
programs.
"With so many competing economic priorities out there for
patients, we are pleased to work with Emdeon to provide a
straightforward solution that maximizes PSKW's broad pharma
relationships and pairs that with Emdeon's vast reach into the
retail pharmacy," said Robert
Previdi, Chairman and CEO of PSKW.
Emdeon is the largest intelligent financial, administrative and
clinical health information network in the nation, processing more
than seven billion transactions with a claims value of $1 trillion annually. Emdeon's Intelligent
Healthcare Network™ reaches 700,000 physicians, 81,000
dentists, 60,000 pharmacies, 5,000 hospitals, 600 vendors, 450
laboratories and 1,200 government and commercial payers.
About Emdeon
Emdeon is a leading provider of revenue
and payment cycle management and clinical information exchange
solutions, connecting payers, providers, pharmacies and patients in
the U.S. healthcare system. Emdeon's offerings integrate and
automate key business and administrative functions of its payer,
provider and pharmacy 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.