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RelayHealth Receives EHNAC Reaccreditation
Certification validates EHNAC’s trust in RelayHealth to meet established standards
ATLANTA, April 28, 2008—─RelayHealth, the leading provider of healthcare connectivity services, today announced that the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) has re-accredited its clearinghouses for compliance with industry standards and best practices. With more than 30 years’ industry experience, RelayHealth has established leadership in real-time financial transactions, processing more than 1.48 billion transactions annually between physicians, hospitals, insurers and consumers.
After an extensive evaluation of business practices and performing an onsite review, the EHNAC steering committee accredited RelayHealth with exceptional scores. To achieve EHNAC recertification, RelayHealth demonstrated a high-quality work environment in compliance with industry standards and best practices, which include organizational structure, staff qualifications, training and management, quality management, capacity management, and data protection. The bi-annual accreditation process was completed in February and full accreditation was given to all RelayHealth clearinghouse locations around the country.
"EHNAC accreditation is the hallmark of industry recognition for critical revenue cycle services we provide to thousands of providers at doctors' offices, clinics and hospitals," said Dave Mason, vice president and general manager of provider solutions, RelayHealth. "We’re proud to receive our seventh EHNAC recognition affirming excellence in the RelayHealth clearinghouse operations. This level of quality in service delivery and results is now expected and demanded in healthcare financial processes."
As an independent, 501C3 not-for-profit accrediting agency, EHNAC provides independent peer evaluation of an organization’s ability to perform at industry-established levels within the healthcare electronic network industry, which includes the development and implementation of best practices and industry standards.
"RelayHealth has demonstrated consistent adherence to EHNAC standards through the years,” said Lee Barrett, executive director of EHNAC. “RelayHealth is part of a select group of clearinghouses proven to deliver services in accordance with the only standards in the industry that measure the overall business practices of a clearinghouse.”
RelayHealth’s intelligent network offers a vast array of connectivity services that improves clinical communication, accelerates care delivery and drives cash collection among patients, providers, pharmacies, payors and financial institutions. The company’s goal is to empower constituents across the healthcare spectrum to connect interactively, share information and collaborate to improve the quality of care and reduce administrative costs.
RelayHealth has one of the industry’s largest product and service portfolios for revenue cycle management. Its transaction services include claims processing, remittance, eligibility, address validation, and online business office and patient communication services such as patient statements and other healthcare-related documents. RelayHealth also provides products for online claim management and processing with automated workflow and claim tracking, registration quality assurance, payment risk analysis and charity/Medicaid patient management.
RelayHealth operates as a neutral partner in an open network environment offering connectivity solutions that work transparently with a variety of vendor partners who may be suppliers and/or distributors of its connectivity services.
About EHNAC
EHNAC is an independent, not-for-profit accrediting agency that provides independent peer evaluation of an organization's ability to perform at industry-established levels. EHNAC's function is to promote administrative simplification and cost savings in the healthcare industry and to provide the healthcare transaction industry with an independent capability to develop industry standards, known as EHNAC Criteria. The mission of EHNAC is to promote standards, quality service, innovation, cooperation and open competition within the healthcare EDI industry: Establishes minimum criteria for industry self-regulation.
- Encourages firms in the industry to improve performance.
- Facilitates open market access and competition ("open access" referring to acceptance of transactions from any source or routing.)
- Fosters consistency in transmitted information.
- Enhances customer service and satisfaction. ("Customers" include providers, payers, intermediaries and third parties.)
The EHNAC Commission seeks to accredit entities that send or receive HIPAA regulated transactions, or that transport or process EDI transactions between two or more trading partners in the healthcare community. These entities include, but are not limited to, clearinghouses, transactions processors, value-added networks (VANs), payers, providers and provider management organizations. http://www.EHNAC.org
About RelayHealth
RelayHealth, McKesson’s connectivity business, operates as a neutral partner in an open network environment, offering connectivity services and integration among all organizations, systems, and solutions. Its intelligent network is designed to streamline clinical, financial and administrative communication between patients, providers, payors, pharmacies and financial institutions. RelayHealth works to accelerate the delivery of high-quality care and improve financial performance through solutions such as online consultation of physicians by patients, electronic prescribing, point-of-service pharmacy claims resolution by payors, pre-visit patient financial clearance by providers, and post-visit provider bill settlement by payors and patients. RelayHealth securely processes more than 10 billion financial and clinical transactions annually. For more information, call (800) 778-6711, or visit our Web site at www.relayhealth.com.
About McKesson
McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 18th on the FORTUNE 500, is a healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes and improving the quality and safety of patient care. Over the course of its 175-year history, San Francisco-based McKesson has grown to provide pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients. For more information, visit us at www.McKesson.com
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