Claims processing, laboratory and eligibility data interchange services, as well as hand-held and wireless Internet connectivity will also be available. It implements, hosts and manages the applications from multiple software vendors for a fixed or predictable monthly subscription fee, saving significant time, money and frustration for health plans, hospitals and other healthcare providers and benefit administrators. TriZetto recently announced it would use New Era of Networks platform e Biz 2000 XML-bases Integration Server to speed the integration and security of the information it delivers for its ASP customers. These applications include practice management, electronic medical records, managed care, claims processing, case management, and data warehousing. Key benefits include tremendous administrative costs savings for IDNs and increased practice profitability by insuring payment for services rendered.
Fees are fixed-rate, per transaction to providers.
Healthware offers a range of applications for third-party administrators, employers, insurance companies and HMOs, including healthcare benefits management, managed care, case management, claims processing, claims imaging and scanning, and back office transactions. Their information appliances are based upon embedded versions of the Linux and Windows operating systems and are designed to run limited local applications for specific vertical markets. DictationNet services include recording, editing, routing, and distribution of medical dictation. Recorded audio is streamed via the Internet to transcriptionists in disperse locations, reducing phone charges compared to dial-in phone calls. Optional speech recognition services can be deployed selectively on a per-doctor basis.