Meridian HealthCare selects TIBCO solution

By siliconindia   |   Monday, 10 February 2003, 20:30 IST
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WOODLAND HILLS: Meridian Health Care Management, a nationwide provider of outsourced managed care technology and administrative services, and TIBCO Software Inc., a leading enabler of real-time business, announced that Meridian has selected TIBCO to integrate their internal business applications, for greatly enhanced business-to-business infrastructure. "TIBCO's integration solution will be a core component in our ongoing commitment to delivering operational, administrative and cost efficiencies to our customers," said Michael Alper, president and CEO of Meridian Health Care Management. "Meridian selected TIBCO to streamline its business processes, move toward real-time claims processing, and provide enhanced communication capabilities with its customers," said Jeff Summers, vice president, industry and solutions marketing, TIBCO Software Inc. "Our solution helps healthcare organizations like Meridian bring together investments in claims processing, Internet protocols and industry EDI standards. This approach will help Meridian preserve its market leadership in delivering cost-effective technology solutions to the managed care industry." Meridian provides its customers with information technology and managed care business process services, such as claims processing and member eligibility verification. Meridian's customers rely on Meridian to maintain HIPAA compliance. "Meridian has long been laying the ground work for our clients to become HIPAA compliant," said Steve Tiffany, Director of Information Technology at Meridian Health Care Management. "Our technology initiatives will enable our clients to easily meet the pressing challenge of HIPAA transaction and code set requirements, and represent yet another advantage provided by our managed care administrative services and information systems."