University of Washington Medicine Chooses MedeAnalytics RAC Solution

EMERYVILLE, Calif., July 23, 2009 — MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, announced today it has entered into a multi-year agreement to provide University of Washington Medicine (UW Medicine) Quality and Compliance Analytics. The scope of the agreement with UW Medicine includes University of Washington Medical Center, UW Physicians, Harborview Medical Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.

“UW Medicine chose MedeAnalytics specifically to meet the requirements and demands of the upcoming CMS RAC audit,” said Robert Brown, spokesperson for UW Medicine Compliance. “We were especially impressed by MedeAnalytics’ proactive approach to compliance and RAC through performance analytics.”

“We are pleased to have the opportunity to serve the collective needs of UW Medicine, which includes University of Washington Medical Center, UW Physicians, Harborview Medical Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance,” said MedeAnalytics Chief Executive Officer Mike Gallagher. “Our RAC solution will enable this group of Seattle-based providers to proactively evaluate and manage compliance and financial risk on a day-to-day-basis, as well as prepare for the workflow challenges of the upcoming RAC audits.”

About UW Medicine
UW Medicine includes University of Washington School of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical Center, UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics, UW Physicians and the UW’s involvement in the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. UW Medicine has major academic and service affiliations with Seattle Children’s Hospital, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and the Veteran’s Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle and VA Hospital in Boise. The UW School of Medicine is the top public institution in federal funding for biomedical research. Visit http://www.uwmedicine.org/. Follow us on Twitter - UWMedicineNews.           

About MedeAnalytics
Founded in 1994, MedeAnalytics enables healthcare organizations to improve clinical, financial and operational performance through on-demand analytics and client services. For hospitals and health systems, MedeAnalytics provides solutions to address revenue cycle, patient access, clinical operations, staff productivity, regulatory compliance, finance and accounting, and enterprise performance management. For healthcare payers, the company’s solutions address network management, medical management, pharmacy management, employer reporting, and operations management. MedeAnalytics delivers business intelligence to over 700 healthcare organizations using a hosted, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, which reduces up-front costs and enables rapid implementation and exceptional time-to-value. For more information, www.medeanalytics.com.

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