ACS Demonstrates How Technology Innovations Can Solve State's Medicaid Challenges During MMIS 2008 Conference
September 15 2008 - 8:05AM
PR Newswire (US)
DALLAS, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Major shifts in the
government healthcare market and increasing burdens placed on
budgets have forced many states to change the way they administer
state Medicaid programs. Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) -- a
leader in government healthcare solutions -- will demonstrate how
the innovative use of technology can help states meet these budget
challenges with a presentation during the 2008 Medicaid Management
Information Systems (MMIS) Conference to be held Sept. 15-18 in
Nashville, Tenn. Coinciding with the conference's theme, "Harmony
in Music City," ACS will present a vendor track session on Sept. 16
on the topic of "A Song for Program Success: The Three-Part Harmony
of Administrative, Financial and Clinical Services." Attendees will
learn how ACS is meeting states' budget and legislation challenges
through the innovative use of technology and customized, flexible
solutions for delivering the right care to the right people at the
right time. In addition, ACS is presenting on a total of nine
panels with 16 speakers during the conference. Specifically, Will
Saunders, chief operating officer and senior vice president for ACS
Government Healthcare Solutions, will present on Sept. 17 on a
panel about "The State Roadmap to EHR." ACS subject matter experts
will be available at ACS booths #4 and 5 to discuss and demonstrate
the company's Health Enterprise MMIS system, its suite of care and
disease management tools, and its Informed Health suite of health
information exchange and electronic health record offerings. About
ACS ACS is a national leader in state healthcare program
administration, offering a full spectrum of systems and
complementary services through an integrated solution, from care
management solutions and child health programs to pharmacy benefits
management and traditional Medicaid fiscal agent services. ACS
supports more than 23 million program recipients and processes
nearly 550 million Medicaid healthcare claims annually,
representing close to $50 billion in provider payments. As the
nation's largest government program pharmacy benefits
administrator, ACS serves 28 states, the District of Columbia, and
the Department of Labor with drug expenditures totaling more than
$13 billion. ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with 63,000 people
supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries,
provides business process outsourcing and information technology
solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. The
company's Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol "ACS." Learn more about ACS at
http://www.acs-inc.com/. DATASOURCE: Affiliated Computer Services,
Inc. CONTACT: Lacey Hautzinger, Manager, Corporate Communications
of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., +1-214-841-8004, Web site:
http://www.acs-inc.com/
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