Navigy, Inc. And Levigy, Inc. Partner To Provide Innovative Health Plan Solutions

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Navigy, Inc., a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF) wholly owned subsidiary, and Levigy, Inc. are announcing a technology and services agreement through which Navigy has granted Levigy rights to market specialized software to aid health plans in managing the cost and complexity of health benefits administration. The software has a proven track record of reducing administrative expenses while simultaneously enabling new benefit products to meet market demand for commercial health plans and Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) plans.

Levigy is addressing one of the greatest challenges facing the health care industry -- reducing the cost and complexity of health benefits administration. Greater efficiency and reduced operational costs are paramount in today’s demanding market. The solutions that Levigy will offer represent a proven and integrated platform for policy administration, derived from within one of the industry’s leading health plan organizations.

Levigy’s premiere product will be the Clarity(C) Claims Administration Solution. Clarity(C) provides advanced capabilities for policy administration and financial operations of group and individual insurance plans for indemnity and managed care policy types. Clarity(C) also includes a broad suite of functionality designed to support the operation of BCBS plans.

In addition to Clarity(C), Levigy will offer other health plan specific technologies to address the wide spectrum of health plan operations and capabilities. Systems include solutions for document imaging, workflow and archival to customer relationship and case management including many legacy migration tools and methods to ease the transition into the future. Together the Levigy products represent an integrated suite of enterprise technology to empower and transform insurance processes, improve customer service and automate information management throughout the health plan organization.

The agreement signifies a level of commitment to the health care industry at a critical time. Health plans are facing immense pressure to improve business processes while meeting new demands for innovative coverage and efficient health benefit administration on behalf of consumers and corporations. This innovative partnership signals a commitment to health plans nationwide by making available technology that enables them to overcome the limitations of old technology at reduced cost and risk, while fostering greater cooperation among health plans.

“Navigy is uniquely positioned to effect real change in the health care industry by licensing these products to Levigy,” said Don Hardeman, president of Navigy. “Through Levigy’s marketing capabilities, innovative solutions can be delivered to health plans across the industry.”

“Our products and services are a compelling solution, rooted in the proven experience and knowledge of one of the nation’s leading health plans,” said Kevin Arner, president of Levigy. “Navigy and Levigy’s vision is to approach the business of health care with the most advanced technology and new cooperative strategies that enable health plans to manage change successfully and profitably today and in the future.”

ABOUT NAVIGY:

Navigy, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of BCBSF, is the strategic catalyst for Web-centric solutions and internal venture capital arm of BCBSF, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, focusing on the evolving health industry and capitalizing the assets of the parent enterprise. Navigy identifies market trends and creates innovative solutions to make new opportunities a reality through internal development and collaboration with successful entities maintaining expertise in the e- industry.

ABOUT LEVIGY:

Levigy, Inc. of Alpharetta, Ga., is a provider of information technology services and business solutions to health care payer organizations. Through its collaborative approach with clients and partners, Levigy integrates expertise from payer organizations in the United States and Canada to deliver solutions that accelerate growth, streamline operations and create new levels of customer value. Additional information on Levigy is available at http://www.levigy.com .

Navigy, Inc.; Levigy, Inc.

CONTACT: Mark Wright, +1-904-905-6935, or mark.wright@navigy.com, or CarolCox, +1-904-905-6027, or carol.cox@navigy.com, both of Navigy, Inc.; orKevin Arner, Levigy, Inc., +1-770-576-1900, or Kevin.Arner@Levigy.com