QCSI Unveils aQHealth 1.0 at HIMSS 2002

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QCSI Unveils aQHealth 1.0 at HIMSS 2002

New web-based service gives providers, employers, and members instant access to health care information

PHOENIX, Ariz -- Quality Care Solutions, Inc., (QCSI), a leading provider of information technology software and services for health care payers, unveiled its new Web-based health care information portal, aQHealth, at the 2002 Health care Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) in Atlanta.

Built on QCSIs core QMACS application, aQHealth is a Web-based service designed to increase administrative efficiencies and reduce customer service and support costs for health plans. It gives customers of health plans direct access to their health plan information over the Internet. This new service increases customer satisfaction by enabling payers to serve their members, employer groups, and providers more quickly and efficiently.

aQHealth also adjudicates claims for same-day payment, delivers online authorizations and eligibility verification, and automates repetitive customer service tasks-all through a standard, secure Web browser.

Adoption of Web technology in health care market has been traditionally slow," says Gregory S. Anderson, president and CEO of QCSI. He points to a May 2001 study by Cap Gemini, How Health Plans Are Using the Internet, that says only 25 percent of surveyed health plans allow members to enroll or change physicians online. Furthermore, the study indicated that only about a quarter of health plans allow two-way claims adjudication over the Internet.

This slow-to-change ideology in the health care market will change as more effective, integrated solutions, such as aQHealth, are offered, continues Anderson. More and more, health plans are looking to the Internet to offer customers 24/7, real-time access to health care information, thereby streamlining communication, increasing efficiency and improving customer satisfaction."

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.

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