Press Releases

Automated Benefit Services Selects MEDecision Health Management Platform for Expansion to Accountable Care Administration

Platform to Improve Care, Reduce Healthcare Costs for Michigan Consumers

ABS, a leader in third-party benefits administration and MEDecision Inc., the leading provider in health management solutions, today announced that Automated Benefit Services (ABS) has selected MEDecision’s technology platform and related services to support its business expansion into Accountable Care Organization (ACO) administration. In an initial phase, ABS will leverage the platform to drive enhanced care coordination, reduce costs and meet quality targets for four Michigan-based Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). The integrated platform includes centralized healthcare utilization management (UM), case management (CM) and disease management (DM) – supported by industry-leading analytics and connectivity solutions – and will serve as the foundation for value-based healthcare for approximately 200,000 Michigan consumers.

MEDecision: A New Day for Accountable Care at HIMSS 2012

Shining a light on innovations needed for sustainable, value-based healthcare models to drive health outcomes and cost efficiencies

MEDecision, Inc., the leading provider in collaborative health management solutions, will highlight solutions designed to help healthcare organizations improve health outcomes and implement sustainable accountable care and medical home models at the 2012 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference, to be held in Las Vegas on February 21-23.

Next MEDecision Webinar Tackles Innovation to Optimize Care Coordination

“Beyond the EHR” Airs January 31 on EHROutlook.com

Experts from MEDecision, the leading provider of collaborative health management solutions, will discuss how innovative care coordination solutions designed for accountable care organizations work in conjunction with electronic health record (EHR) to improve healthcare and lower costs, in a webinar premiering in January 31, 2012. The EHROutlook.com webinar, “Beyond the EHR: Optimizing Care Coordination” will feature MEDecision Vice President of ACO solutions, Matt Adamson and MEDecision Principal Clinical Consultant Connie Phillips-Jones, RN, MSN, CCM, CPHQ as they identify the tools and resources for care delivery organizations that want a more effective way to coordinate care and manage diverse populations.

MEDecision Again Demonstrates Leading Interoperability at IHE Connectathon 2012

Solutions Advance Healthcare Information Exchange to Improve Cost and Quality of Care

MEDecision, the leading provider of collaborative health management solutions, has again achieved full pass certification for its interoperability tests with other healthcare IT systems at the 2012 Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) North American Connectathon, held January 9-13 in Chicago. IHE is an initiative by healthcare professionals to improve the way computer systems in healthcare share information. Systems developed in accordance with IHE communicate with one another better, are easier to implement, and enable healthcare professionals to use information more effectively – creating efficiencies that help drive down healthcare costs while improving the quality of care.

MEDecision Ranks 16th on List of Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania

MEDecision, Inc., the leading provider of collaborative health management solutions, was one of 100 companies honored at the Best Places to Work in PA evening awards ceremony on December 1 at the Lancaster County Convention Center in downtown Lancaster, PA. At the ceremony, final rankings were announced, and MEDecision was ranked #16 in the category for large companies, moving up one slot from last year, demonstrating the company's continued ability to create a positive and rewarding workplace and attract talented employees.