ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medstat, a business of The Thomson Corporation, announced today that it has signed a multi-year agreement to provide healthcare information services to the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan (MCHCP). MCHCP, which provides healthcare benefits to state of Missouri and local government employees, will use Medstat's information resources and analytic capabilities to manage costs, optimize plan members' access to health services, and ensure members receive high quality healthcare.
"These tools will help the state of Missouri wisely manage tax dollars and ensure our public employees and their families receive the highest quality care," said Ron Meyer, executive director of MCHCP. "Better information will enable us to make better decisions."
The Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan will use Medstat information services to support financial planning, health plan evaluation, and management of healthcare services. The MCHCP also will be able to identify prevalent medical conditions and high-cost healthcare services and evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of disease management programs.
"We're pleased the state of Missouri selected Medstat after carefully evaluating our information services and extensive experience with public employers," said Medstat Vice President Jon Newpol. "We are confident our clinical and analytical abilities will help the state to maintain a healthy, productive workforce."
Medstat is a healthcare information company that provides market intelligence and benchmark databases, decision support solutions, and research services for managing the cost and quality of healthcare. The company applies these capabilities to improve policy and management decision making for employers, government agencies, health plans, hospitals and provider networks, and pharmaceutical companies. Medstat is a business within The Thomson Corporation. The Thomson Corporation (http://www.thomson.com/), with 2003 revenues of $7.6 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software applications and tools to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate training and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).
MedstatCONTACT: David Wilkins for Medstat, +1-734-913-3397, ordavid.wilkins@thomson.com
