March 18, 2009 ikaProHEDIS+ from ikaSystems Achieves NCQA Software Certification^SM

ikaSystems, a premier provider of enterprise-level Web-based technologies for the payer market, has received certification from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its ikaProHEDIS+ proactive quality management solution.

“Earning certification shows that a software product can be relied upon to accurately collect and report results. We commend the vendors who have earned certification for their commitment to quality,” said Mary Braman, NCQA Director for Licensure and Certification.

In addition, according to NCQA, health plans using NCQA-Certified Software save time and resources because they can forgo manual source code review portion of the HEDIS 2009 Compliance Audit™ and PRP Audit Review.

ikaProHEDIS+ is a patent-pending Web-based application that combines analytic and workflow tools to enable proactive quality management. Health plans can analyze their quality status at any time for HEDIS® or any other quality program, with easy-to-run standard and ad hoc reports that draw on real-time or near-real-time data. Providers, care managers and members, in turn, gain access to current — not retrospective — information, allowing them to take action to improve patient care.

ikaProHEDIS+ is a component of the ikaMM suite of solutions for integrated medical management covering the spectrum from wellness to disease management and supporting utilization, provider performance, and quality reporting programs. Each component seamlessly blends insight and workflow collaboration into a single, comprehensive and highly intelligent system to support the business intelligence and workflow needs of Medicare, Medicaid and commercial programs.

“NCQA Software Certification is an essential badge of integrity, quality and utility. We are honored by NCQA’s recognition, which allows us to share the benefits of certification with our innovative clients, such as Parkview Health Plan Services, Passport Health Plan, Security Health Plan, UPMC Health Plan and others,” said Ravi Ika, president of ikaSystems. “Using ikaProHEDIS+ and ikaP4P, our clients can share with their providers concurrent quality metrics in real time as well as successfully incentivize members to participate in preventive care collaboration, improving healthcare outcomes. The final piece of the puzzle is to educate providers that as quality improves, cost declines; thus, connecting providers to healthcare’s financial equation through pay-for-performance programs not only substantially reduces medical costs but also supports their quest to do the best for their patients.”

About NCQA
NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving healthcare quality. NCQA evaluates, accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations and recognizes physicians in key clinical areas. NCQA’s Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) is the most widely used performance measurement tool in healthcare, protecting the lives of more than 100 million Americans. NCQA is committed to providing healthcare quality information through the Web, media and data licensing agreements in order to help consumers, employers and others make more informed healthcare choices.

About ikaSystems Corp.
ikaSystems is healthcare payers’ premier provider of Web-based ERP technology for process automation and intelligence management. ikaEnterprise, the company’s flagship product, automates all key processes in the payer business cycle, supporting commercial, Medicare and Medicaid lines of business. The system consists of five stand-alone, self-service Web portals for sales/broker, administrative, employer, member and provider use, each of which are tightly integrated with business intelligence and transactional systems for core claims adjudication, care management and proactive quality measurement and reporting. Using our agile, modular technology, organizations can move quickly to lower administrative and medical care expenses through greater automation and highly intelligent decision-making. To learn more, please visit www.ikasystems.com.

HEDIS® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).