Upper Peninsula Health Plan Selects Plexis Healthcare System Solution

The Upper Peninsula Health Plan (UPHP) selected Plexis Claims Manager to automate its claims processing and benefits administration, and Plexis EDIWorks to provide electronic data interchange services. Based in Marquette, Michigan, UPHP is a consumer-centered health plan and provider service organization comprising physicians, hospitals, clinics, and ancillary providers. UPHP contracts with managed care firms, insurance companies, and governmental agencies to provide health care in all 15 Upper Peninsula counties.

(PRWEB) August 17, 2006 -- The Upper Peninsula Health Plan (UPHP) selected Plexis Claims Manager to automate its claims processing and benefits administration, and Plexis EDIWorks to provide electronic data interchange services. Based in Marquette, Michigan, UPHP is a consumer-centered health plan and provider service organization comprising physicians, hospitals, clinics, and ancillary providers. UPHP contracts with managed care firms, insurance companies, and governmental agencies to provide health care in all 15 Upper Peninsula counties.

UPHP’s resources include hospitals, transplant services referral, an array of behavioral health providers, all Upper Peninsula health departments, telehealth capabilities, and laboratory and pharmacy networks.

“We want to provide custom services to our stockholders, and Plexis meets those needs,” said Dennis Smith, UPHP CEO. “The health care market is moving in increasing numbers to larger deductibles, HSAs, and other innovative benefit designs to help employers get the most value out of the benefits they provide for their employees.” Smith added, “Plexis is very easy to use and configure, so no two users need to have the same benefit design.”

“In today’s marketplace, many healthcare payor organizations offer a variety of services to their clients,” said Jorge Yant, President and CEO of Plexis Healthcare Systems. “Plexis provides the automated features to streamline the administration of a growing health plan and the flexibility to serve provider groups, managed care firms and government agencies. For an organization like UPHP, it is essential that a software solution handle both the health plan and PSO lines of business,” said Yant.

About Plexis Healthcare Systems, Inc.
Plexis Healthcare Systems is a leading payor solution and claims processing technology company based in Ashland, Oregon. Plexis is one of the fastest growing claims processing companies in the healthcare marketplace and has developed payor solutions since 1996. Plexis Healthcare Systems’ claims processing tools employ the very latest Microsoft technology and are highly rated by independent healthcare consultants, including recognition as one of the top 100 healthcare technology companies by Healthcare Informatics in 2006. Plexis’ solutions enable healthcare organizations to reduce costs, streamline and automate their claims payment and medical case management requirements, increase profitability, enhance customer satisfaction and expand market share, while helping them meet current governmental regulations. For more information, please call toll free (877) 475-3947 or visit www.plexisweb.com.

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