Emdeon Announces Inaugural Strategic Partnership with the AHIP Innovation Lab
Healthcare technology leader to bring its capabilities, in collaboration with other leading organizations, to help drive creative solutions to healthcare industry challenges
NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Emdeon Inc., a leading provider of software-based solutions, network solutions and technology-enabled services that optimize communications, payments and analytics by leveraging its intelligent healthcare network platform, today announced it will become an inaugural strategic partner of the AHIP Innovation Lab, a collaborative work group focused on designing outcomes-driven solutions for important healthcare issues, including chronic care management, decision support, outcomes-based payments, big data and detecting fraud and abuse. Emdeon will collaborate with fellow inaugural partners Amgen, Accenture, Healthcare Services and Solutions and GE Healthcare in the Innovation Lab to help navigate a changing healthcare landscape and create new solutions to meet emerging marketplace needs.
The depth and breadth of Emdeon's Intelligent Healthcare Network™ Platform will contribute to the Innovation Lab's workgroups, which include health plans, providers, key industry stakeholders and other innovators in the market. In 2014, Emdeon's Intelligent Healthcare Network Platform processed approximately 8.1 billion healthcare-related transactions with a claims value of more than $1 trillion. The insight enabled by its connectivity network and platform allows Emdeon to develop analytical tools, leading-edge fraud, waste and abuse capabilities, and tools to enable transparency and consumer engagement.
"Emdeon is uniquely positioned to contribute to the Innovation Lab's mission of delivering measureable value," said Mike Peresie, senior vice president of strategic marketing at Emdeon. "We are excited to work collaboratively with AHIP, its member health plans and the other inaugural Innovation Lab strategic partners to create new solutions. By leveraging Emdeon's network connectivity, consumer engagement tools, vast data assets and payment revenue cycle management capabilities, we can help solve for the most significant challenges facing the industry, today and in the future."
The AHIP Innovation Lab is located in Chicago and has a fully equipped digital media studio, secure servers, fiber connectivity, satellite capabilities and 26,000 square feet of work space for partners.
"The Innovation Lab is the first of its kind, an 'action hub' for partners across all sectors to solve the real-world challenges facing consumers," said Rahul Dubey, senior vice president, innovation and solutions at AHIP. "As technology continues to drive the market forward, AHIP will leverage our best-in-class collaborations to improve care delivery and consumers' interaction with the health system."
Emdeon is an exhibitor at the AHIP Institute, held in Nashville, Tenn. at the Music City Center on June 3-5. Institute attendees are encouraged to visit Emdeon in booth 1203 to learn more about how Emdeon is leading the industry in anticipating and preparing for future challenges.
About Emdeon
Emdeon is a leading provider of software-based solutions, network solutions and technology-enabled services that optimize communications, payments and analytics by leveraging its intelligent healthcare platform, which includes one of the largest financial and administrative networks in the United States healthcare system. Emdeon's platform and solutions integrate and automate key functions of our payer, provider and pharmacy customers throughout the patient encounter, from consumer engagement and pre-care eligibility and enrollment through payment. By using Emdeon's comprehensive suite of solutions, which are designed to easily integrate with existing technology infrastructures, customers are able to improve efficiency, reduce costs, increase cash flow and more efficiently manage complex workflows. For more information, visit www.emdeon.com.
About AHIP
America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) is the national trade association representing the health insurance industry. AHIP's members provide health and supplemental benefits to more than 200 million Americans through employer-sponsored coverage, the individual insurance market, and public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. AHIP advocates for public policies that expand access to affordable health care coverage to all Americans through a competitive marketplace that fosters choice, quality and innovation. For more information go to www.ahip.org.
SOURCE Emdeon Inc.
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