MedAssurant Earns 2011 NCQA Software Certification

HEDIS Quality Measurement and Reporting Solution Demonstrates Continued Industry Excellence for 10 Years Running

BOWIE, Md., Feb. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MedAssurant, Inc., a leading provider of data-driven healthcare solutions, today announced the 2011 National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Software Certification of its Quality Spectrum Insights (QSI™) application, a Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) measurement and reporting solution. Now in its tenth year of certified use, QSI is the nation's most widely used HEDIS solution and continues to set the industry standard for quality reporting solutions.

"This year's NCQA certification of QSI demonstrates MedAssurant's continued commitment to industry excellence in quality measurement, reporting and improvement," said Hammad Shah, R.Ph., M.B.A., MedAssurant's chief strategy officer. "QSI is also an important resource that goes beyond quality measurement and reporting and yields material insight into the opportunities for improving care for patients across our solutions."

Each year, QSI and other HEDIS measurement and reporting solutions undergo a rigorous review and validation process to assure that they meet NCQA's stringent guidelines for certification. QSI has been certified by NCQA every year since the software certification process began in 2001.

NCQA is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to measuring the quality of America's health care.  HEDIS is a set of standardized performance measures designed to make sure purchasers and consumers have the information they need to reliably compare the performance of managed health care organizations. Conceived as a way to streamline measurement efforts and promote accountability in managed care, HEDIS measures are now used by approximately 90 percent of all MCOs to evaluate performance in areas ranging from preventive care and consumer experience to heart disease and cancer.

About MedAssurant, Inc.

MedAssurant, Inc., is a leading technology-enabled healthcare solutions provider focused on the importance of healthcare data and its ability to drive dramatic, objective improvement in clinical and quality outcomes, care management and financial performance throughout the healthcare community. Proprietary healthcare datasets, aggregation and analysis capabilities, combined with a national infrastructure of leading-edge technology, clinical prowess and deep human resources, empowers MedAssurant's advanced generation of healthcare assessment and improvement through highly informed solutions. Driven by a mission to improve today's healthcare landscape, the employees of MedAssurant proudly apply care, ingenuity and dedication to delivering a new approach to healthcare touching more than 100 million Americans – one driven by data and insight – one resulting in meaningful action. Please visit www.medassurant.com for more information.

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