A Leading Health Insurer in Michigan Selects MetricStream for Integrated Enterprise and IT GRC

PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MetricStream, the market leader in enterprise-wide Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) solutions, today announced that a leading health insurer has selected MetricStream to implement an integrated GRC solution which will align with the unified GRC strategy of the company and enable proactive management of its regulatory compliance, risk management and IT governance goals.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has changed the way health plan providers conduct their business. Already highly regulated by state and federal guidelines, payers will now have their entire book of business regulated by the federal government. Mitigating risks of non-compliance with evolving regulations is a top priority in the industry today and is driving the adoption of GRC solutions.

The health insurer is among several other regional health insurance providers that have partnered with MetricStream to effectively respond to rapidly changing regulatory and market requirements. Headquartered in Michigan, the company provides health benefits to millions of members.

Being cognizant of the importance of an integrated GRC technology framework, the company conducted comprehensive assessments of hand-picked vendors.  MetricStream was found to fully meet the company's business requirements, with solutions that are closely aligned to industry standards.  Other factors influencing the selection were MetricStream's holistic approach to GRC and its domain expertise in healthcare.  Additionally, MetricStream received excellent feedback from the health insurer's industry peers who have successfully leveraged the MetricStream GRC solution to achieve their goals.

MetricStream will enable the health insurer to proactively meet compliance goals, successfully manage changes in industry regulations, and better align its GRC programs with its business strategy.

MetricStream's integrated GRC solution will replace a number of shared drives, stand-alone software applications, internal systems and manual processes, enabling various departments in the company to adopt an integrated and unified approach to enterprise-wide GRC management.

MetricStream will support the health insurer in automating the complete range of GRC processes. The solution will also help enhance compliance with a multitude of regulatory requirements such as CMS Medicare and Medicaid requirements, OIG mandates, HIPAA, FDA, PCI and ISO 27001. Robust incident tracking and reporting capabilities will help the company manage HIPAA Privacy and Security compliance breaches as well as fraud, waste and abuse.

The solution will enable the company to proactively embed risk management in the enterprise, thereby meeting evolving regulatory and rating agency requirements. It will also help increase risk management effectiveness and efficiency and offer the flexibility to adopt any of the standard risk management frameworks.

Integration with threat and vulnerability systems such as Qualys, nCircle and Nessus will enable the company to quickly identify and report vulnerabilities affecting business-critical assets and map security issues to business applications. The company will also be able to aggregate and rollup risk information across the enterprise for proactive mitigation and assured compliance with IT standards and regulations for data governance, security and privacy.

The alignment of GRC with business strategy will result in improved business performance for the health insurer. This approach will integrate enterprise GRC and IT governance on a common enterprise-wide platform, enabling accurate correlation of IT, security and business risks.

About MetricStream

MetricStream is a market leader in enterprise-wide Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) and Quality Management Solutions for global corporations. MetricStream solutions are used by leading corporations such as UBS, P&G, Constellation Energy, Pfizer, Philips, BAE Systems, SanDisk, Cummins and Sonic Automotive in diverse industries such as Financial Services, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Energy and Utilities, Food, Retail, CPG, Government and Manufacturing to manage their risk management, quality processes, regulatory and industry-mandated compliance and corporate governance initiatives, as well as several million compliance professionals worldwide via the www.ComplianceOnline.com portal. MetricStream is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and can be reached at www.metricstream.com.

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Mr. Vinay Bapna
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650-620-2955

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