MedeAnalytics Receives 2015 NCQA Certification for HEDIS Certified Measures(SM)

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Feb 26, 2015, 10:12 ET

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- MedeAnalytics today announced that its HEDIS module has been certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) 2015 Measures. One of the initial vendors to achieve certification for 2015, MedeAnalytics delivers rapid time-to-value and offers a big picture perspective on care, producing actionable, evidence-based insights that help its customers make an impact clinically, financially and operationally.

"MedeAnalytics leveraged the same flexible rules engine that benefits our hundreds of health plan and provider partners in helping to improve the healthcare of their patients and members," said Andrew Hurd, MedeAnalytics Chairman and CEO.

NCQA is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to assessing and reporting on the quality of managed care plans and behavioral healthcare organizations, preferred provider organizations, new health plans, physician organizations, credentials verification organizations, disease management programs, along with other health-related programs.

HEDIS is a tool used by more than 90 percent of America's health plans to measure performance on important dimensions of care and service. NCQA's HEDIS Measure Certification is precise, automated testing that verifies compliance with HEDIS Specifications and satisfies the source code review portion of the HEDIS Compliance Audit™.

About National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)

NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations. It also recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA's Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care. NCQA's Web site (ncqa.org) contains information to help consumers, employers and others make more informed health care choices.

HEDIS® is a registered trademark of the NCQA
Certified HEDIS® Software is a service mark of the NCQA
HEDIS® Software Certification is a service mark of the NCQA

About MedeAnalytics®

MedeAnalytics provides evidence-based insights to solve a real problem that plagues healthcare – how to use the immense amount of patient data collected along the care continuum to deliver cost-effective care and promote a healthier population. Its analytics platform delivers intelligence that helps healthcare organizations detect their greatest areas of risk and identify opportunities to improve their financial health. It empowers providers and health plans to collaborate and use data to strengthen their operations and improve the quality of care. MedeAnalytics' cloud-based tools have been used to uncover business insights for nearly 1000 healthcare organizations across the United States and United Kingdom. The company has also been named one of Modern Healthcare's top 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare for 2014. For more information, visit www.medeanalytics.com.

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