Accenture has been awarded a five-year contract to develop and implement a new benefits eligibility system for the state of Kansas. The company will aim to improve the state’s integration of human service programs and ability to meet citizen needs by providing citizens online alternatives to human services office visits. Accenture will also make more information [...]
HP Enterprise Services has been awarded a $70 million contract that extends its service agreement to manage Arkansas’ Medicaid program. HP has served as the state’s fiscal agent since 1985. Over 27 months, HP will continue to help the state prepare healthcare reforms and align Medicaid expenses with state revenues. The company said it processes [...]
HP Enterprise Services has signed a three-year $172 million renewal extension contract with the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration to manage the state’s Medicaid management information system. HP will help the state transition to a managed care environment and keep a lid on costs in its preparation for pending program changes. This includes implementing [...]
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services plans to implement CGI’s Medicaid Incentive360. The company’s Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Payment Program reportedly guarantees quicker EHR incentive payment compliance. CGI claims the solution supplies the necessary manpower and processes to meet Medicaid’s requirements. “In selecting CGI, Ohio joins the state of Texas as part [...]
President Barack Obama made Dr. Donald Berwick a recess appointment to fill the role of administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Berwick, who was nominated for the position several months ago, will no longer be subject to a confirmation process. According to White House officials, “the agency facing new responsibilities to protect [...]
Healthcare reform may still be up in the air, but this much is certain: Health information technology will be the foundational element in any reform effort — and contractors will play an important role. That was made clear this past year by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and accompanying HITECH Act. From electronic health [...]
