CNSI Selects Edifecs Healthcare Accelerator SuiteTM for MMIS Solution to Support South Dakota Medicaid Program

November 26, 2008

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Edifecs, Inc., the leader in B2B solutions for transaction interoperability, announced today that CNSI has selected the Edifecs Healthcare Accelerator Suite to support the development and implementation of a new Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) for the South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS). The Edifecs Healthcare Accelerator Suite will help automate data validation in both real-time and batch modes for CNSI’s next-generation Healthcare payer platform, eCAMS 2.0®.

Edifecs, Inc., the leader in B2B solutions for transaction interoperability, announced today that CNSI has selected the Edifecs Healthcare Accelerator Suite to support the development and implementation of a new Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) for the South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS). The Edifecs Healthcare Accelerator Suite will help automate data validation in both real-time and batch modes for CNSI’s next-generation Healthcare payer platform, eCAMS 2.0®. This platform will assist the State of South Dakota in building a robust healthcare IT infrastructure, providing end-to-end business process automation and real-time actionable data to eliminate inefficiencies.

In choosing Edifecs’ solutions, CNSI maintains its commitment to bringing technological advancements to the healthcare industry and a dedication to providing quality services to its customers by promoting collaboration with key stakeholders, ensuring mechanisms of enhanced transparency, and supporting continuous innovations in delivery and payment models. “Our eCAMS 2.0 features Web-centric architecture and rules-based engine processing that is fully aligned with the Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA) framework, ” said CNSI’s Senior Vice President Arvinder Singh. “Our goal is to support the modernization of the State agency with this new architectural approach. Combining Edifecs and CNSI technology suites creates powerful benefits for DSS, including faster and more reliable claims adjudication, improvements in payment accuracy, customer service and fraud prevention, real-time online access for providers who need to determine claim status, and the ability to perform analytics and disease management. We look forward to working with Edifecs in helping the State deliver better quality healthcare to its Medicaid beneficiaries.

“Sunny Singh, CEO of Edifecs knows first-hand the importance of standardizing electronic transactions and identifying patterns in the Healthcare Value Chain. It’s an area that he’s been intimately involved with since Edifecs’ inception.”We are delighted that CNSI has selected Edifecs as a partner and are pleased to play a key role in updating the State’s MMIS Drug Claims processing solution, said Sunny. Edifecs Healthcare Accelerator is the most widely deployed HIPAA validation solution on the market, and we are very happy to welcome CNSI to Edifecs’ family of partners. CNSI can now benefit from the integration of Edifecs Healthcare Accelerator with their eCams 2.0 product to fully validate transactions across all healthcare standards, including HIPAA, HL7, NCPDP, emerging XML standards, and many more. “

About CNSI

CNSI is a full-service IT business solutions provider that has enjoyed steady growth since its incorporation in 1994. Headquartered in Rockville, Maryland with offices throughout the U.S., CNSI delivers a broad portfolio of IT and business process outsourcing solutions to a diverse base of commercial and government clients, including Department of Homeland Security, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Energy, Amtrak, and several state agencies. For more information, please visit www.cns-inc.com.About Edifecs, Inc.Edifecs helps organizations achieve interoperability and return on investment by simplifying the adoption of standard electronic transactions and deriving business value from trading partner communities. 2008 marks 12 years of Edifecs’ expertise in providing innovative technology solutions to over 1000 clients worldwide. Founded in 1996, Edifecs is headquartered in Bellevue, WA. Company website: www.edifecs.com.