Amisys Synertech and Choicelinx Expands Access to Innovative Internet Applications
20 July 2004
MANCHESTER, N.H. and ROCKVILLE, Md. -- July 19, 2004 -- Amisys Synertech Inc., a market leader of advanced software products and claims processing services for healthcare payers, and Choicelinx Corporation, a recognized market leader in providing Web-based solutions and consumer-directed technology products for the health insurance industry, have signed a definitive agreement to integrate Choicelinx' suite of applications with Amisys Synertech's commercial and consumer-directed product offerings. Choicelinx' decision support tools and Amisys Synertech's software and administrative expertise create a powerful combination of technology and services not duplicated in the industry. By providing health plans with this comprehensive and robust offering, the two companies hope to significantly increase the pace at which the industry adopts "consumer engagement."
Choicelinx, with its flexible technology solutions and comprehensive suite of Web-based products, enables health plans and insurers to address the growing demand for decision-support tools and benefit designs and more specifically meet their customers' needs. The Choicelinx product suite, including its Enrollment Manager(SM), Plan Selector(SM), Benefits Configurator(SM), and AdminOrchestrator(SM) allow health plans to offer benefits that can be customized online by members as they enroll in their benefits plans, and automates a number of health plan processes, including enrollment, life event benefit changes, benefit inquiries and benefit designs.
Amisys Synertech Inc. leads the industry in providing software and administrative services for the new consumer-directed benefit designs, including a complete CDH Solution as well as Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA). "We view Choicelinx as a key component to our Advanced e-Solutions Suite," said Craig R. Combs, senior vice president of sales and business development for Amisys Synertech. "Choicelinx enables our customers to offer their members an array of influential online decision-support and educational tools."
Donna K. Lencki, chairman and CEO of Choicelinx said, "Amisys Synertech is a great company and we are proud to be associated with them. With their flexible technology and their outstanding service track record, Amisys Synertech occupies a clear leadership position in providing support for health plans and their consumer-directed initiatives. Choicelinx is equally committed to delivering new technologies that allow health plans and insurers to Web-enable their current products and offer new, more flexible consumer-focused products. This alliance represents a significant step forward in accomplishing our mutual goal of giving the industry the tools to be more nimble and more responsive to consumers." Lencki added, "We are already at work on developing customized consumer-directed solutions for several AMISYS clients and look forward to bringing our winning combination of products and services to more of their current and prospective clients."
About Amisys Synertech Inc.
Amisys Synertech Inc. (www.asihealth.com) advances health plan business through its industry-leading products and services. The company delivers comprehensive, mission-critical information management software products and Web capabilities that meet the needs of nearly every healthcare payer model. Amisys Synertech also provides leading business process outsourcing and application hosting for health plans, supporting a multimillion-member base through its claims processing and consumer-directed services. Amisys Synertech has offices in Rockville, Md., Harrisburg, Pa., Dubuque, Iowa and Alpharetta, Ga.
About Choicelinx
Choicelinx Corporation is a benefits technology and services company specializing in a new generation of Web-based and consumer-focused benefits products for the health insurance industry. Through its Internet-based Plan Selector(SM) and Enrollment Manager(SM) products, health plan members can choose a plan and enroll online. Through its Benefits Configurator(SM) software, members can design their own personalized benefits packages to meet their individual or family needs. Choicelinx products improve health plan operations and achieve efficiencies through seamless automation of data collection and transmission. Choicelinx was named a "Best In Class Vendor" by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association for its flexible consumer-directed applications and technology solutions. The Company's technology was recognized recently at the Consumer Directed Health Care Conference in the "Best Example of Technology Facilitating Consumer Directed Health Care" award category. Its current customers include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont, CIGNA Healthcare and the State of New Hampshire. Choicelinx Corporation is headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire. To learn more about the Choicelinx solution, visit the company on the web at www.choicelinx.com
