AUSTIN, Texas -- Pervasive Software(R) Inc. (NASDAQ:PVSW) , a global value leader in data infrastructure software, today announced the release of new integration functionality offering the broadest and most versatile integration support for the U.S. National Health Information Network (NHIN), Canadian Health Infoway and U.S. Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs) or health jurisdictions. The new release of Pervasive's product suite provides customers with a high-value, low-cost way to share patient data, to improve care delivery and to automate or outsource claims and billing processes. The new functionality has been added to Pervasive MessageStore, Pervasive Data Integrator and Pervasive Business Integrator.
Pervasive products continue to lead the market, providing the lowest cost, broadest data and business integration functionality in an easy-to-use suite of products. The variety of connectivity -- more than 200 data and application connectors -- and the breadth of supported healthcare message formats is unmatched, including HL7, HL7v3 (XML), HIPAA, NCPDP and UB92.
Flexible Integration for Healthcare Payers and Clearinghouses
For payer organizations automating the claims and billing processes within a regional or national healthcare network, Pervasive offers the most cost-effective and flexible solution, while providing an easy-to-use platform to manage the staggering variety of business rules and electronic data interchange (EDI) formats.
To date, Pervasive products have been used in some of the most demanding claims processing systems in the world. Working with technology partner CSC, a leading global technology consulting, integration and outsourcing company, Pervasive integration technology accelerated Medicaid processing, while meeting HIPAA regulations, for the State of New York. Currently, the New York Medicaid system processes millions of claims per week.
"CSC's core integration expertise, combined with Pervasive's extensive data translation experience, complete with complex mapping and HIPAA rules definition, enabled CSC to provide New York State with the nation's first HIPAA-compliant Medicaid system," said John Palter, CSC's Senior Partner and Program Architect. In addition to CSC and New York State, Pervasive works with technology partners ACS and EDS (First Health) and customers such as the State of California, Per-Se, PHCS, and MEDecision.
Automated Processes and Improved Data Visibility for Healthcare Providers
For healthcare providers, Pervasive delivers the software infrastructure to build clinical data warehouses for historical analysis, so organizations can better manage and improve patient care. Pervasive's software also enables providers to automate the back-office workflows to third-party billing and claims processors for optimal revenue cycle management.
Pervasive integration technology has been widely adopted for its low cost, speed of implementation, performance and reliability by world-class healthcare organizations such as the Nebraska Hospital Association, Sutter Health, Summit Health, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Care New England and East Jefferson Hospital. In a recent news article, the American Hospital Association reported that 95 percent of surveyed hospitals found the initial costs of acquiring IT assets was a significant or somewhat significant barrier to adoption. Eighty-seven percent reported the same issues with ongoing IT costs.
According to Kevin Conway, vice president of health information, Nebraska Hospital Association, "Pervasive has enabled us to far surpass our existing data gathering capabilities. The Business Integrator for Healthcare offers out-of-the-box connectivity and instantly improves productivity, which directly benefits hospitals and their patients."
"Pervasive combines 20 years of data and industry standards experience with deep knowledge of the data integration needs of organizations, including both healthcare payers and providers," said John Farr, president and CEO for Pervasive Software. "We are focused on providing software and service bundles that allow healthcare organizations to efficiently and affordably meet data management demands created by a stringent and fast-changing regulatory and compliance environment. Our expertise, track record and value-leader position in the healthcare market gives Pervasive customers unique value and fast results."
Pervasive provides easy-to-use, cost-effective software, services, training and partner programs. These programs help healthcare organizations, software vendors, healthcare-related application service providers (ASP) and systems integrators focus on creating value by leveraging their own core competencies and domain expertise, while leaving the data migration and real-time integration challenges to Pervasive. The foundation of these partner services is a flexible business model for partners to OEM, resell, or co-market Pervasive technology for a comprehensive customer solution with low total cost of ownership. For more information, visit: http://www.pervasive.com/solutions/industry/healthcare.asp .
Availability and Licensing Options
Pervasive's solution, available immediately, is priced on a sliding scale. Options are customizable based on the needs and budget constraints of any payer or provider.
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