ENCOMPASS Selects InterQual to Support Delivery of Quality Improvement Services to 44 Health Plans

“We have built our reputation on designing customized programs for our clients, who serve over 2.4 million covered lives nationwide,” said Joyce Numedahl, RN, ENCOMPASS director of medical management services. “With clients throughout the country, we knew we needed a partner with a national footprint and wide acceptance. McKesson clearly fits the bill with its InterQual evidence-based decision support products that are recognized as the gold standard by health plans coast-to-coast.”

ENCOMPASS provides a range of integrated care management, quality management and information management solutions to self-insured employers, insurance carriers, health and welfare trusts, third-party administrators, municipalities and preferred provider organizations. It will integrate InterQual content with its own proprietary care management system to assist in evaluating medical necessity and treatment settings to improve the quality of medical care received, eliminate unnecessary treatments and decrease health care costs.

“We are very pleased to partner with ENCOMPASS to address the needs of its health plan customers for clinical decision support solutions that their stakeholders can trust,” said Tammie Phillips, vice president of InterQual for McKesson Health Solutions. “With its broad-based market acceptance among payors, providers, government agencies and health care services providers, InterQual is uniquely positioned to promote alignment of clinical decisions across the health care spectrum.”

About ENCOMPASS Health Management Systems

ENCOMPASS Health Management Systems is an independent managed care company focused on improving medical outcomes for millions nationwide. ENCOMPASS, together with its parent company IFMC, is an innovative industry leader at the forefront of providing care management, quality management and information management services. ENCOMPASS programs offer customized solutions in medical management, care coordination, and wellness for government entities, associations, commercial health plans and third party administrators. For more information on ENCOMPASS products and services, visit www.ENCOMPASSonline.com.

About McKesson Corporation

McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 18th on the FORTUNE 500, is a healthcare services and healthcare information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes, and improving the quality and safety of patient care. McKesson is the longest-operating company in healthcare today, marking its 175^th anniversary this year. Over the course of its history, McKesson has grown by providing pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients. For more information, visit http://www.mckesson.com.