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McKesson Expands Aetna Relationship with Implementation of New Solution to Further Automate Claims Management PerformanceJanuary 31, 2008 |
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MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK), the world’s leading healthcare services company, announced a five-year agreement under which Aetna will use McKesson’s ClaimsXten™ to further enhance its claims management capabilities. Aetna, which already uses an array of McKesson software and services, has added ClaimsXten, McKesson’s state-of-the-art claims performance solution, to further automate its claims processing department. ClaimsXten is now live at Aetna. “In a large, highly complex organization such as ours, ensuring the consistent application of claims payment policies across multiple claims systems and maintaining clinical integrity without hampering the overall speed of the payment process is important,” said James Cross, M.D., Aetna’s Head of Medical Policy and Program Administration. “We worked closely with McKesson to be sure that ClaimsXten would meet our rigorous requirements for speed, flexibility and accuracy.” “We are happy to expand our relationship with a company as innovative as Aetna,” said Emad Rizk, M.D., President of McKesson Health Solutions. ”The power and configurability of our ClaimsXten product will contribute to Aetna’s success as they continue to find ways to better serve their members.” Carolyn Wukitch, McKesson Health Solutions’ Senior Vice President of Business Operations, added, “In ClaimsXten, health plans have an ideal combination of a ‘one true knowledgebase’ upon which all claims systems can draw, the clinical intelligence to ensure integrity and the flexibility to adapt quickly to a dynamic claims environment through unparalleled customization tools — all in a single, high-performance solution.” About McKesson Corporation McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK), currently ranked 18th on the FORTUNE 500, is a healthcare services and 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 175 years of continuous operations in 2008. 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 www.mckesson.com.
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