Two Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans Choose QCSI For Health Care Administration Solution

For Immediate Release

Two Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans Choose QCSI
For Health Care Administration Solution

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana and Hawaii Medical Service Association
Join Growing Ranks of BCBS Plans Partnering with QCSI

PHOENIX, Ariz -- Quality Care Solutions, Inc., (QCSI), a leading provider of information technology software and services for healthcare payers, announced today that two Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) health plans have signed long-term contracts with QCSI to license QCSIs comprehensive healthcare administration system, QMACS®.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana (BCBSMT) is a 60-year-old health plan with more than 288,000 members and 140,000 Medicare beneficiaries. At BCBSMT, we are committed to providing our customers with quality healthcare coverage and services they can afford. QCSI will assist us in our efforts to control the rising cost of healthcare by helping us to maximize our efficiency in processing claims for our customers," says Peter Babin, president and CEO of BCBSMT.

The Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA), a 650,000-member Blue Cross Blue Shield plan, has also selected QCSI for its managed Medicare and Medicaid healthcare administration system. The new, long-term contract will enable HMSA to better control its costs by administering quality, affordable health and employee benefit services.

"We chose QCSI to reduce the time and resources required for accommodating ongoing mandated changes such as HIPAA, as well as to improve our ability to capture, report and use the data contained within the system to help us manage our business more effectively," said Cliff K. Cisco, Senior Vice President, HMSA.

Our experience with BCBS plans demonstrates that QCSI can rapidly and successfully implement complex health plan solutions that require heavy transaction volumes, meet regulatory requirements and accommodate multiple lines of business," says Gregory S. Anderson, president and CEO of QCSI. QMACS provides the power and flexibility for health plans to improve operational efficiencies and remain competitive in todays market."

About QCSI

QCSI is the leading healthcare payer solution provider offering advanced technology and services using Microsoft technology. Providing safe solutions since 1994, QCSI's growing customer base serves more than 10 million members nationwide. QCSI enables health plans to reduce costs, improve customer service, increase profitability, expand market share and comply with government regulations, including HIPAA. QCSI's rapid growth is a testament to its commitment to quality and reliability, partnerships with industry leaders such as Microsoft, Compaq and Unisys, and innovative use of advanced technologies to meet customer needs. QCSI's award-winning software and e-Business applications include QMACS, aQDen, aQHealth, aQServ and aQView. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, QCSI can be contacted at 888-940-6432 or info@qcsi.com, or visit our website at www.qcsi.com for more information.

About HMSA

HMSA is a nonprofit, mutual benefit association founded in Hawaii in 1938. It is guided by a community board of directors that serves without compensation and includes representatives from business, labor, government, health care, education, clergy, and the community at large. It is a member of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans. With over 600,000 members, HMSA is the most experienced provider of health care coverage in the state. Nationally, HMSA and 43 other Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans provide worldwide coverage to over 80 million members. For more information on the company, access the HMSA home page on the World Wide Web at www.hmsa.com.

Media Contact

QCSI      
Elizabeth Perrine               
480-735-7114                  
elizabeth.perrine@qcsi.com

Jodi Amendola, CPRi Communications   
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Jamendola@cpronline.com
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