BALTIMORE, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- ViPS, Inc., a major provider of business intelligence solutions for healthcare and life science companies, today announced that it has officially released for General Availability PrismMD Version 1.0, the latest addition to the ViPS Prism Product Suite. The company will be demonstrating PrismMD at this week's National Managed Health Care Congress (NMHCC) in Washington, DC.
Developed for health insurers and stakeholders, ViPS Prism Suite puts powerful "point" applications directly into the hands of those who are most closely responsible for quality of care, utilization and cost.
PrismMD, the Suite's newest software, is a Web-based, provider-focused application that provides actionable information to help providers better manage patient care. PrismMD provides online care alerts and reminders, evidence-based best practice references, as well as peer comparisons across a variety of performance measures, including quality of care, disease management, pharmacy, episodes of care and utilization management.
PrismMD supports clinical decision-making by providing both summary reports and online drill-down capabilities to identify practice variations and patient-specific care alerts. The software's key features include the following:
-- Peer comparison rating
-- Peer rating display
-- Online, drill down to actionable information
-- Patient health summary reporting
-- Custom reports
-- Flexible measures, including quality management, efficiency
management, disease management and pharmacy management measures
-- Web-based user interface
"PrismMD offers one of the first ways for physicians to have direct, online access to patient-specific information that can help them better manage patient care and overall clinical practice," states Christine Muldoon, director of emerging technologies at ViPS. "Armed with clinical references, patient tools and performance information, PrismMD can help physicians by providing actionable information so that they can give patients more effective care, anticipate future needs more clearly and develop more timely interventions to keep patients healthy."
More information about PrismMD can be found at ViPS' Booth 217 in the NMHCC Exhibit Hall.
About ViPS, Inc.
ViPS delivers innovative business intelligence that simplifies the business of health - providing advanced care, claims, risk and performance management solutions as well as fraud prevention and clinical trial solutions. A privately held firm headquartered in the Baltimore-Washington, DC metro area, the company has a proven track record - offering quality-driven solutions and unparalleled customer service for more than 25 years. ViPS operates three business units under the names ViPS Government Solutions, ViPS HealthPayer Solutions and ViPS BioMedical Services while serving commercial and government clients, from large health plans, major managed care organizations and global pharmaceutical organizations to leading federal agencies and contractors. For more information, visit http://www.vips.com/, email webinfo@vips.com or call 888-289-8477.
ViPS expressly reserves the right to make changes to these materials, or to the software products described herein, at any time without notice.
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