The SSI Group Improves Healthcare Claims Operations, Complements IT Support with ClickON® Hosted Management Service
Mobile, AL (PRWeb) February 1, 2007 -- To complement a healthcare facility's IT support efforts and enhance business office operations, The SSI Group, Inc. (SSI), a healthcare electronic data interchange (EDI) company, has announced the release of ClickON® Hosted Management Service. This new service model for the healthcare industry provides hosting and management of a healthcare enterprise's claims management hardware and applications.
ClickON Hosted Management Service is a solution in which a healthcare provider's claims software applications and supporting hardware are hosted and managed at SSI's Corporate Data Center. This enables a healthcare organization to direct the claims management functions at their facility via remote connectivity without the need for an extensive IT support structure.
Through ClickON Technology, SSI connects to a wide variety of commercial and government healthcare payers, including Medicare, utilizing its EHNAC-certified Clearinghouse/Data Center or the industry's first direct-to-payer claims submission solution.
"Today's healthcare organizations face a myriad of IT challenges with new technology, business continuity issues and simple day-to-day maintenance," said Ray Payne, SSI's vice president of Marketing. "With budget limitations and IT resources being pulled in multiple directions, healthcare organizations are simply stretched thin when it comes to claims management technology support. SSI's hosted management service reduces the burden on IT while putting the operations of claims management directly in the hands of the business office."
SSI has extensive experience in providing this type of service. Several national and regional healthcare organizations have used SSI to host and manage the software and hardware for their entire claims operations or for a single application. SSI has recently taken the step to package and deliver its hosted management service to any type of healthcare organization needing this level of service in an effort to assist with the IT needs of the healthcare industry.
"Our existing hosted management service clients have managed their claims operations locally while we address their IT needs," Payne said. "Implementing this type of hosted management solution is a collaborative effort with each healthcare facility's IT department and business office. The value is that IT resources can be directed elsewhere such as to clinical settings while we maintain all SSI applications, hardware and support services."
Advantages of ClickON Hosted Management Service include a completely secure environment for physical and network protection, comprehensive business continuity plan, 24/7 operations, detailed claims reporting, thorough claims tracking and status capabilities and seamless software and hardware upgrades.
SSI's ClickON Technology facilitates HIPAA transactions for claims (837I&P), eligibility request/response (270/271), claims status request/inquiry (276/277), remittance advice (835) and precertification/authorization (278). ClickON's workflow capabilities automate the healthcare revenue cycle, enabling processing tasks to be accomplished in less time by fewer people.
Benefits derived from this seamless integration of technology and workflow include eliminating the reformatting of electronic data, reducing redundant data entry and increasing data validation and reporting. SSI also offers an extensive payer offering with more than 800 available payers, representing thousands of health plans.
About The SSI Group, Inc.
The SSI Group, Inc. is a national, diversified information technology company established in 1988. It maintains corporate headquarters in Mobile, Ala., and branch facilities in Clearwater, Fla.; Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colo.; and Chesapeake, Va. With approximately 385 employees and 2,200-plus clients nationwide, SSI leads the healthcare field in healthcare claims management technology, EDI platforms and networking. ClickON technology has more than 200,000 built-in edits, delivers HIPAA-certified transactions from Claredi, is EHNAC certified and has 800 payer connections. As a testament to the company's leadership, the company's technology processes 250 million transactions annually, totaling in excess of $300 billion.
The company offers a wide range of provider/payer/physician services and technologies for managing the revenue cycle -- claims processing (ASP/Direct/Clearinghouse), document management and business office outsourcing for paper claims. http://www.thessigroup.com.
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