HMS Ranked Best in KLAS for Care Management Solutions (Payer) Second Year in a Row
06 February 2021 - 12:00AM
HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: HMSY), a leading provider of payment
accuracy and population health management solutions, today
announced that the company was awarded the 2021 Best in KLAS
designation for Care Management Solutions (Payer). This marks the
second year in a row that HMS’ care management solution Essette was
included in the Best in KLAS: Software & Services Report, which
is based on thousands of verified customer interviews conducted by
analysts at KLAS Research over a 12-month period.
Inclusion in the 2021 Best in KLAS report validates HMS’
leadership in creating superior software and services that help
healthcare professionals improve patient care. A Best in KLAS award
signifies to the healthcare IT industry the commitment and
partnership that the top vendors should provide.
“Each year, thousands of healthcare professionals across the
globe take the time to share their voices with KLAS. They know that
sharing their perspective helps vendors to improve and helps their
peers make better decisions,” said Adam Gale, president of KLAS
Research. “These conversations are a constant reminder to me of how
necessary accurate, honest and impartial reporting is in the
healthcare industry. The Best in KLAS report and the awards it
contains set the standard of excellence for software and services
firms. The Best in KLAS award serves as a signal to provider and
payer organizations that they should expect excellence from the
winning vendors.”
Evidence-Based Care Management with Access to Actionable
Data Increases Efficiency, Improves Patient Outcomes
HMS’ Essette is a leading care management solution that
leverages access to evidence-based content and cutting-edge
technology to help health plans to reduce costs, enhance engagement
and improve patient outcomes. The cloud-based solution connects
fragmented IT systems using an advanced, modular architecture that
provides all users, regardless of their location, with unified
access to the same data and tools necessary to create personalized,
data-driven and actionable care plans.
HMS’ comprehensive population health management and payment
accuracy solutions advance healthcare by helping organizations
reduce costs and improve health outcomes. The company’s Population
Health Management platform is made of up three solutions — Elli,
Eliza and Essette — that work together, or as separate components
to help healthcare organizations gain comprehensive insights into
who is at risk, what to do about it and how to encourage members to
act on their own health.
- Elli — delivering risk intelligence through predictive and
prescriptive analytics — can help healthcare organizations identify
which member to focus on and what can be done to help address
hidden and rising risk.
- Eliza — providing consumer health engagement
programs rooted in behavioral-science methodologies
— helps engage members at the right time, through the right channel
with the right message.
- Essette — featuring a modular care management software platform
offering utilization management, case management and population
health solutions — provides healthcare organizations with a
comprehensive data set and AI-driven analytics to help focus care
on the members most in need.
“To once again be recognized as a ‘Best In KLAS’ care management
platform is a testament to our team and their continued commitment
to improving care delivery for our clients and their patients,”
said Emmet O’Gara, EVP, group president for Population Health
Management at HMS. “Our goal is to create easy-to-use tools that
integrate seamlessly into existing workflows, to give care
specialists the insights they need at their fingertips.”
About HMS HMS advances healthcare by helping
organizations reduce costs and improve health outcomes. Through our
industry-leading technology, analytics and engagement solutions, we
save billions of dollars annually while helping consumers lead
healthier lives. HMS provides a broad range of payment accuracy and
population health management solutions that help move the
healthcare system forward. Visit us at www.hms.com or
follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
About KLASKLAS is a research and insights firm
on a global mission to improve healthcare delivery. Working with
thousands of healthcare professionals and clinicians, KLAS gathers
data and insights on software, services and medical equipment to
deliver timely, actionable reports and consulting services. KLAS
represents the provider and payer voice and acts as a catalyst for
improving vendor performance, highlighting healthcare industry
challenges and opportunities, and helping build understanding and
consensus for best practices. To learn more about KLAS, go to
klasresearch.com.
Media Contact Lacey Hautzinger
Senior Director, Corporate Marketing
469.284.7240lacey.hautzinger@hms.com
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/5781705e-2d9d-45c9-aa0f-f28d3ea6e3dc
HMS (NASDAQ:HMSY)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jun 2024 to Jul 2024
HMS (NASDAQ:HMSY)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jul 2023 to Jul 2024