GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthTrans, a pharmacy benefit administrator, has promoted COO Louis W. Hutchison, Jr. to president. Hutchison is a co-founder of HealthTrans LLC. He is responsible for strategic planning and development for the organization.
Prior to co-founding HealthTrans in 2000 with Jack McClurg, Hutchison was president of Systems Xcellence USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Systems Xcellence, Inc. of Milton, Ontario, Canada, a software development company. Hutchison also held the titles of vice president of strategic operations, vice president of corporate development, and vice president of North American sales and marketing. He has extensive experience in technology, especially complex electronic financial management systems. His accomplishments include establishing the MoneyMaker ATM network and implementation of the first on-line credit card authorization system in South Korea prior to the 1988 Olympics.
“Lou is a superb business partner who brings a level of expertise to HealthTrans that I believe is unmatched in our industry,” said Jack McClurg, CEO and co-founder. “We are gratified that he has accepted the additional responsibilities of the president’s office.”
HealthTrans is a pharmacy benefit administrator that provides employers, third party administrators, managed care organizations (MCOs), and other payers with the tools and clinical expertise to more efficiently manage pharmacy benefit programs. HealthTrans’ solutions use Web-enabled applications that provide clients with the increased flexibility to manage pharmacy network administration, benefits administration, claims processing, financial reporting, as well as manufacturers’ rebate processing and reporting. HealthTrans offers its clients full-disclosure and a value-based formulary model that focuses on the lowest overall net drug spend to help them lower pharmacy costs. HealthTrans’ services complement existing medical claims and pharmacy systems, and other legacy systems. For more information about HealthTrans, visit its Web site at http://www.healthtrans.com .
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