MedPartners to Implement the ikaEnterprise System as Its Total Technology Outsourcing Solution
MedPartners, a joint venture between Lutheran Health Network and
Three Rivers Medical Associates Independent Physician Association
has contracted with ikaSystems
to implement its ikaEnterprise system as a technology outsourcing
solution. The MedPartners organization provides employers with a
variety of cost-effective options from which to choose a group
health plan for their employees. The LutheranPreferred PPO is the
flagship product of the MedPartners network, with over 14,000
physicians and 63 hospitals in over 28 counties in Indiana.
"We are excited about implementing the ikaEnterprise system as a
technology solution for our health plan," says Paul Moss, CEO
MedPartners. "We have chosen carefully. We feel ikaSystems offers
the most comprehensive solution for our needs."
ikaSystems is projected to implement the entire ikaEnterprise
system in a much faster time frame than any other vendor in the
market place. The ikaEnterprise
system consists of five self-service portals and a series of
business and transactional systems: core claims adjudication,
re-pricing, disease management, utilization management,
authorization management, data warehouse, profiling, and HEDIS®
reporting.
"Selecting ikaSystems was an excellent choice, not only in terms of
functionality but also in terms of their excellent history of
customer service," says Karla Barnhart, Director of Operations at
MedPartners. "In a project of this size and this importance, it is
difficult to detail all the necessary functionality, but we are
confident that ikaSystems will provide all necessary extra
functionality and customization."
"ikaSystems' technology will be an integral part of our business,
and our goal is to continue to add ikaSystems' functionality to our
environment as our business requirements change," says Barnhart.
"With the ikaSystems platform, there is no need for additional
software systems."
"The ikaEnterprise system's capability to configure a variety of
different provider, hospital, facility contracts and benefit plans
automatically, rather than manually, will make for a smooth
implementation," says Barnhart. "Plus, ikaSystems offers practically
limitless flexibility in the pricing and benefit systems, which will
enable the smooth configuration of MedPartners business rules into
the system."
“The ikaSystems platform is a powerful and scalable HIPAA compliant
n-tier infrastructure that will support MedPartners' current and
future business requirements,” says Ravi Ika, president and CEO of
ikaSystems. "As MedPartners
expands, ikaSystems is committed to
helping MedPartners respond to changing business needs."
About ikaSystems
ikaSystems
(www.ikasystems.com) is a leading provider of Web-based ERP solutions for the managed
care industry. Based in Southborough, MA, ikaSystems offers a broad
spectrum of software solutions, outsourcing, and consulting
services. The ikaEnterprise system is ikaSystems ' flagship product.
It is a full-service, comprehensive system that automates all the
key transactions in the managed care cycle. The system consists of
five stand-alone, self-service Web portals that are tightly
integrated with business intelligence and transactional systems:
core claims adjudication, disease and utilization management,
medical and business intelligence, HEDIS® reporting and
consumer-directed healthcare. This integrated solution provides a
Web-based infrastructure for healthcare organizations, insurance
carriers and third party administrators.
Contact:
ikaSystems Corporation
Raghu Ramaya
508-229-0600
rramaya@ikasystems.com
or
Sales Contact
sales@ikasystems.com