January, 2006
Unity Health Plans Insurance Corporation to Enhance
Business Processes using ikaSystems Technology
Unity Health Plans Insurance Corporation (Unity) has entered
into an agreement to purchase ikaSystems' web-enabled portals.
The ikaEnterprise System is a proven, robust, and feature-rich
next generation Web portal system that will help Unity gain
competitive advantage in the managed care industry.
The Sales portal, in particular, will streamline and simplify
the entire sales cycle for Unity, including online health
insurance quote and proposal generation, plan selection,
application submission, and medical underwriting.
"ikaSystems' technology is the most comprehensive, intuitive,
and affordable solution to our business automation needs,"
says Gail Midlikowski, Vice President of Operations at Unity.
Unity's extensive due diligence included research on business
and technology solutions, cost considerations, and vendors'
proven results.
ikaSystems has a proven track record across the managed care
marketplace. "We streamline business processes through
automation to increase productivity and profitability and we
have done so with success for many years," says Ravi Ika,
President and CEO of ikaSystems. "Using ikaSystems'
technology, Unity will outperform the competition hands-down,"
adds Ika.
Through the Sales portal, agents will be able to access
critical information online in real-time and respond faster to
customers' needs to see dynamic views of health insurance
options, which is imperative for success in today's
marketplace.
"We expect ikaSystems technology to meet and exceed our
business requirements," says Midlikowski. "ikaSystems offers a
fully integrated end-to-end solution where all functionality
is provided in a single platform to meet Unity's current and
future business needs," notes Ika.
About Unity Health Plans Insurance Corporation
Formed in 1994, Unity Health Plans Insurance Corporation
provides community-based managed care products and services to
approximately 75,000 members throughout 20 counties in
southwestern Wisconsin. The company provides innovative HMO
and Point-of-Service products to customers in urban and rural
markets. Unity focuses on community-based health care and
direct, affordable access to leading medical centers. Unity's
parent company is University Health Care, Inc.