MEDecision

MEDecision

MEDecision has been in business for over 20 years
designing collaborative healthcare management
solutions. They design their systems around a
patient-aware health management philosophy. They
help payers and providers get real-time information
to provide the best clinical decisions which in
turn improve health outcomes. This information is
transmitted throughout the healthcare ecosystem
which enables a better understanding of their
patients needs and reduces medical costs.

The MEDecision (www.medecision.com/) product line
consists of Alineo, Nexalign and InFrame. Alineo
provides a platform that provides outcome-driven
case management, disease management and utilization
management. Nexalign supports and designs systems
to improve the relationships between patients, payers
and providers. This allows for better clinical
solutions. InFrame is a health information exchange
(HIE) which connects care delivery organizations to
each other and their patients. This improves efficiency
and effectiveness which reduces costs.

Press releases dated Feb. 7, 2011 (according to the
website) state that the Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information Technology awarded
two contracts to monitor and track electronic health
record adoption. The Direct Project has been launched
in Rhode Island and minnesota. This project is designed
to extend health information exchange between physicians
and smaller practice facilities that may not have
adequate resourses to meet healthcare management
requirements. Five other states are slated to adopt
this system, including Tennessee, New York and California,
later this month.

Greg Burrow