PerDatum PROGNOS Software Continues to Provide Advantages for Ohio MCO's  - August 10, 2000

 

Contact:  Mark VerMeulen, 614-777-4636, mark@perdatum.com

 

Columbus, Ohio…PerDatum Incorporated, a Columbus based software development company is pleased to announce another significant enhancement to their popular PROGNOS-MCO product offering. PerDatum has successfully integrated PaperFree’s EDI (Electronic Document Interchange) translation software into PROGNOS-MCO to improve its EDI capabilities for sending and receiving EDI transactions.

With the newly enhanced EDI module, companies using PROGNOS-MCO are able to increase their competitiveness by reducing the cost of EDI transmissions and the time required to manage the EDI process. The tightly integrated solution allows for a seamless, comprehensive solution to send and receive first reports of injury (FROI’S) and medical fee bills. This provides a cost-effective method to transmit data between employers, carriers, TPAs and state jurisdictions.   Key features include supporting multiple trading partners, comprehensive reporting, and unattended modes of operation, van independence, easy to use GUI interface.

PaperFree, a New Era Of Networks, Inc. (NEON) company, provides industry leading EDI tools for translating and communicating electronic documents. NEON specializes in e-Business platforms that allow businesses to operate more efficiently. NEON’s offerings include software platforms, products and services.

Mark Tochtenhagen, PerDatum’s President states "The recent success of the new EDI module implementation is a clear demonstration of our continuing efforts to assist our MCO clients in competing effectively in Ohio’s market for medical management services. Our primary objective is to continue providing tools to our MCO clients for increasing efficiency, cost effectiveness, and quality of service".

PROGNOS-MCO is an easy-to-use Windows based application which provides capabilities for incident reporting, case management, treatment planning, fee bill processing, check writing, statistical analysis, and electronic data interchange (EDI). The system includes a fully integrated EDI module for electronically transmitting and receiving first reports of injury, medical fee bills, treatment plans, and company information directly with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. Additional advantages offered by the system include a comprehensive security module which provides the capability to configure custom user accounts for internal staff, as well as for clients requesting direct access to their employees injury information.

PerDatum also offers software products specifically designed for employers. These applications are designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of safety, workers’ compensation, and occupational health programs.

For more information, please contact Mark VerMeulen at 614.777.4636 ext. 206 or visit us at www.perdatum.com.

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