BALTIMORE, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- ViPS, Inc., a key provider of business intelligence solutions for healthcare and life science companies, today announced that it is leading a major discussion on provider pay for performance at America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) 2004 Institute in Chicago on Thursday, June 17.
Featured speakers include a major health plan executive and alliance partner Med-Vantage(R), a consulting firm that specializes in care management applications and pay for performance programs. The topic, “Achieving a Positive ROI for Pay for Performance Incentive Programs and Physician Scorecards,” is a case study approach that focuses on the latest research and pay for performance program design.
ViPS is also demonstrating the company’s Prism Suite at the conference. 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 delivers on-line 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 on-line, 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
More information about ViPS’ pay for performance-based session and Prism Suite can be found at ViPS’ Booth 1000 in the conference 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.
About Med-Vantage, Inc.
With extensive experience in healthcare delivery and physician incentive programs, Med-Vantage is a healthcare product launch and sales acceleration company that serves health plans and healthcare information technology companies. Med-Vantage specializes in evidence-based outcomes research, provider pay for performance incentive programs, consumer-directed healthcare and care management technology.
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