COLUMBIA, S.C., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- PGBA, LLC, an administrator for the U.S. military’s TRICARE health benefits program, won a silver eHealthcare Leadership Award for its Web site, myTRICARE.com.
This national awards program, sponsored by publishing company Healthcare Communications, recognizes the best Web sites of healthcare organizations, online health companies, pharmaceutical/medical equipment firms, suppliers, and business improvement initiatives and had more than 1,200 entries this year.
PGBA’s Web site, myTRICARE.com, won the silver eHealthcare Leadership Award in the category of “Business/Process Improvement Applications or Products.” myTRICARE.com is a frontrunner in providing self-service for TRICARE customers. It was first to market with fully secure functionality for users to access their TRICARE claims information and was the first to deliver a real-time interactive Internet-based claims submission system with XPressClaim(SM).
“Empowering TRICARE beneficiaries and providers with self-service day or night, seven days a week, using the Internet was paramount to us,” said Bill Meyer, PGBA senior vice president. “These awards highlight the Internet’s role in achieving an organization’s business objectives and recognize the work that has gone into creating outstanding health Web sites.”
More than 428,000 users are registered to use myTRICARE.com. In addition, approximately 16,000 providers are registered to use XPressClaim and nearly 1 million claims have been submitted electronically since 2002 through this no- cost EDI option targeted at low volume providers.
Headquartered in Columbia, S.C., PGBA serves as a subcontractor administering TRICARE North and South Region contracts for the U.S. Department of Defense. PGBA handles approximately 50 percent of the nation’s TRICARE claims processing, serving over 5 million beneficiaries and providers. PGBA has offices in Columbia, Florence and Surfside Beach, S.C.
PGBA, LLC
CONTACT: Elizabeth Hammond, +1-803-264-4626, orelizabeth.hammond@bcbssc.com , for PGBA
Web site: http://www.mytricare.com/