Aon Consulting and Urix Enter Partnership for Health Claims Business Intelligence; Global Human Capital Consultant to Offer Health Claims Data Analysis Tool to Clients

Business Wire, Dec 13, 2005

CHESHIRE, Conn. -- In a move that reflects the increasing need for real-time strategic data in the health insurance industry, Aon Consulting, a leading global human capital consulting firm, selected the Urix Analytic Platform (UAP) to provide clients with meaningful and timely data. Urix developed UAP as the industry's first totally integrated, web-based analytic tool that is scalable and cost-effective for implementation on a national level.

The Urix Analytic Platform combines three key components for addressing the critical business-intelligence needs of plan sponsors: 1) USTART for mapping, cleansing and normalizing claims data from diverse sources; 2) eCLARE for ad hoc online claims analysis; and 3) PRESS for customized employer group report publishing "on the fly."

Aon Consulting will use the UAP as a powerful analytical tool to help clients better understand their healthcare claims data and take corrective actions.

"The Urix Analytic Platform will help our clients control costs more effectively by predicting healthcare trends and utilization patterns," said Jim Stark, executive vice president with Aon Consulting. "This tool provides fast, flexible and actionable information through a low-cost solution. We are delighted to partner with Urix to bring our clients more of what they need to be successful."

John J. Farrell, CEO at Urix, said, "We are excited to have been selected by Aon and to have the opportunity to put our Employer Group Reporting solution to work for an organization which interfaces with such a large number of employer groups and health insurance carriers. With our innovative data cleansing process we shall be integrating data from about 100 different data sources and offering Aon meaningful comparison of key metrics across carriers, unparalleled ease of use, and the quickest data refreshes in the industry. We look forward to working with Aon to build unique value for their clients."

About Urix

Urix (www.urix.com) is a healthcare analytics and reporting company that offers clients insights into claims data to pro-actively manage their healthcare costs while improving the quality and effectiveness of care. Urix solutions cleanse, balance and normalize clients' claims data from multiple sources and make it available through an easy-to-use, interactive analytics and reporting environment. Urix payor solutions enable carriers to provide their accounts with advanced reporting capabilities that can be typically implemented in only three to four months. Urix solutions for self-insured employers provide true performance-measurement statistics across health vendors.

About Aon

Aon Corporation (www.aon.com) is a leading provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human capital and management consulting, and specialty insurance underwriting. There are 47,000 employees working in Aon's 500 offices in more than 120 countries. Backed by broad resources, industry knowledge and technical expertise, Aon professionals help a wide range of clients develop effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions.

Aon Consulting is among the top global human resources consulting firms, with 2004 revenues of $1.247 billion and 7,000 professionals in 120 offices throughout the world. Aon Consulting delivers integrated consulting solutions to help clients with employee benefits, human resources outsourcing, compensation, communication and management consulting.

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