MEDecision's Alineo Continues Market Momentum with Selection by DC Chartered Health Plan, Inc.

  
    
  
  
    
      MEDecision, Inc. (Nasdaq: 
      MEDE), a leading provider of collaborative health care management 
      solutions, today announced that it will deliver its Alineo™ 
      Collaborative Health Care Management technology to DC Chartered Health 
      Plan, Inc. (Chartered), a Washington, D.C. Medicaid provider with more 
      than 75,000 members.
    
    
      Chartered plans to use Alineo to meet certain disease management 
      requirements set forth in its recently-renewed Medicaid contract, 
      particularly National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and 
      Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) 
      accreditations. Alineo’s flexibility will 
      enable the insurer to begin working with the technology immediately with 
      the goal of having it fully implemented by the end of the year. 
      MEDecision will host the solution as an Internet service provider (ISP).
    
    
      “This deal underscores the tremendous momentum 
      Alineo has enjoyed in the marketplace since its release earlier this 
      year, and is a strong validation of our vision for the future of health 
      information technology,” said MEDecision 
      Founder and CEO David St.Clair. “Alineo is an 
      ideal solution for Chartered’s needs and we’re 
      confident they’ll see the benefits of its 
      simplified, smart and state-of-the art technology in short order.”
    
    
      Alineo is a collaborative health care management platform for addressing 
      case management, disease management and utilization management. Through 
      an innovative member-centric approach, it analyzes, applies and 
      automates payer-driven best practices. Alineo enables health plans to 
      streamline operational efficiencies, reduce waste and increase care 
      quality by helping them enhance business agility, control costs and 
      optimally manage risk and compliance.
    
    
      “We were very impressed by the breadth and 
      depth of Alineo’s clinical intelligence and 
      care management capabilities, which were crucial components for us in 
      our evaluation of competing technologies,” 
      said Lavdena Adams Orr, M.D., FAAP, Chartered’s 
      chief medical officer. “It is a robust 
      solution that we can implement relatively quickly. It will enable us to 
      function more efficiently from an organizational standpoint, and help 
      streamline our NCQA and HEDIS compliance, which is a very important 
      component of our overall operations.”
    
    
      For more information, please visit www.MEDecision.com.
    
    
      About MEDecision
    
    
      MEDecision offers collaborative health care management solutions that 
      provide a simplified and smart way to manage the health of members and 
      member populations which can improve the quality and affordability of 
      care. Based on state-of-the-art technology, MEDecision's solutions 
      include Alineo™, a collaborative health care 
      management platform for managing case, disease and utilization 
      management and Nexalign™, a collaborative 
      health care information exchange service. MEDecision believes that, in 
      the aggregate, its health care payer customers insure or manage care for 
      approximately one in every six people in the U.S. with health insurance. 
      For more information, please visit www.MEDecision.com.
    
    
      About DC Chartered Health Plan, Inc.
    
    
      Established in 1987, D.C. Chartered Health Plan, Inc., (Chartered) is 
      the largest private sector, minority-owned and operated managed care 
      organization, currently participating in the District of Columbia DC 
      Healthy Families (Medicaid) and DC Healthcare Alliance Programs. 
      Chartered serves more than 75,000 members and is dedicated to providing 
      high quality health care services to their members. This commitment led 
      to Chartered being accredited by the National Committee of Quality 
      Assurance (NCQA) at the commendable level. Chartered’s 
      mission is to enhance access to and the delivery of health care services 
      throughout its diverse communities. For more information, please visit www.chartered-health.com.
    
    
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      product names are also trademarks or registered trademarks of 
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      respective owners.
    
    
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