ikaSystems Once Again Recognized For Excellence at HealthITinsight Event
Southborough, Massachusetts. ikaSystems, a leading provider
of web-based ERP systems for the managed care industry, proudly
announces receipt of the first time award for Best Payer Case Study
at the HealthITinsight event in Savannah, Georgia. This event
attracts top level healthcare executives for three days of analyst
presentations and vendor case studies. ikaSystems’ clients presented
three case studies over a period of two days to senior healthcare
executives who vote for the awards. This is the second industry
recognition for ikaSystems’, they were awarded “Solution With the
Best Market Potential” in a similar venue at Gartner’s Healthcare IT
Summit in November 2007.
The presenters at the HealthITinsight covered the following solution
topics: “Streamlining the Medicare Sales Process” presented by UPMC
Health Plan and “Sales and Underwriting Automation Provides Benefits
Across the Enterprise” presented by Presbyterian Health Plan.
Attendees commented on how helpful it was to hear from and to speak
directly with clients. Client presenters were able to articulate the
positive outcomes their organizations had realized, including
discussions of actual savings, the ability to grow business without
adding staff and improved sales activity.
“Recognition by technology users is a great honor and a testament to
our technology platform, application agility and domain expertise”
said Ravi Ika, President and CEO of ikaSystems. “We are so grateful
for such successful, articulate and loyal clients that are willing
to share their positive experience with ikaSystems with their
colleagues in the industry. Our organization is energized having won
this award as well as the Solution With the Greatest Market
Potential award at the Gartner Healthcare Summit in Florida in
November. We are entering 2008 with enthusiasm and renewed
commitment to our clients.”
HealthITinsights is a collaborative event sponsored by Health
Industry Insights and PPM Media.
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, integrated medical
management that incorporates disease and utilization management,
medical and business intelligence, prospective HEDIS®, utilization
analytics reporting. This integrated solution provides a Web-based
infrastructure for healthcare organizations, insurance carriers and
third party administrators.
About Health Industry Insights
Health Industry Insights, an IDC company, provides health and life
sciences industry executives, and the suppliers who serve them, with
market research and advisory services. The company's integrated
coverage spans the entire health industry value chain and closely
follows the payer, provider and life sciences markets with special
emphasis on developing and employing strategies that leverage IT
investments to maximize organizational performance. Staffed by
expert analysts and consultants with extensive industry experience,
Health Industry Insights delivers a portfolio of offerings that are
relevant to both IT and business needs. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG,
the world's leading technology media, research and events company.
About PPM Media
PPM Media creates produces and manages high-end business-to-business
events in the U.S. and around the world. The company’s lineup of
executive technology summits includes BladeSystems Insight, Health
IT Insight, Financial IT Insight, Master Data Management Insight and
other events. The company is engaged in a wide spectrum of
face-to-face business summits, conferences, webinars and other
community-building activities across multiple industries and
marketplaces. Headquartered in Boston, MA, PPM Media has partner
offices in Europe, Asia and Latin America. For further information,
visit www.ppmmedia.com.
For Further Information Contact:
ikaSystems Corporation
Cynthia Burghard
774-760-1618
cburghard@ikasystems.com