Aug 18 2010
NaviNet, America's largest real-time healthcare communications network, announced that Vice President of Delivery Sebastiaan Foppema will speak at the 2010 Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) Conference, held in Portland, Oregon, August 15-19, 2010. The MMIS Conference provides an opportunity for various constituents of the State, Federal and private sectors to come together to share ideas related to Medicaid IT systems and heath policy in a rapidly changing healthcare market. At this year's event, Foppema will contribute to the conversation by highlighting the use of multi-payer provider communications portals to help community-focused Medicaid organizations reduce costs and improve efficiencies while enhancing care delivery for an underserved patient population.
“Providers' Single Gateway to Medicaid Plans: Simplifying Administrative Workflows and Clinical Communications with a Multi-Payer Portal”
As healthcare costs continue to rise, many Medicaid health plans have streamlined business processes by automating communications with healthcare providers. In this speaking session, NaviNet will present several case studies illustrating the quantitative and qualitative benefits that Medicaid managed care health plans have recognized as a result of implementing multi-payer portals for secure, real-time, Web-based interactions with physicians, hospitals and healthcare professionals. The session will highlight how specific Medicaid plans have strengthened provider relationships, lowered administrative costs and streamlined financial transactions.