NaviMedix Offers Providers Nationwide Electronic Connectivity to Medicare Eligibility and Benefits Information

Business Wire, Oct 29, 2007

Over 240,000 Providers Already Using the NaviNet Communications Platform to Interact with Multiple Payers at No Cost Will Have Access to Medicare via NaviNet

PHILADELPHIA -- NaviMedix, the leader and innovator in automating provider communications with health plans, care management companies and other health industry participants, announced today that it offers providers across the country an electronic connection to Medicare for eligibility and benefits information. NaviMedix offers online access to Medicare to the over 240,000 providers nationwide who are already using NaviNet([R]), the company's multi-sponsor communications platform, to interact with multiple health plans and other sponsors at no cost.

Access to NaviNet for Medicare is one of the benefits that NaviMedix offers providers for being part of the growing NaviNet community. NaviNet gives providers real-time access to a wide range of services and transactions for national and regional health plans as well as other sponsors, enabling providers to save time, increase efficiency and improve the revenue cycle.

"NaviMedix has given our practice a huge efficiency boost by adding Medicare to the list of payers that we use NaviNet to communicate with," said Chauntae Townsend-Joyner, billing manager, Ninth Street Internal Medicine Associates. "Now, we can access even more with our NaviNet one stop shop. Plus, the information we get via NaviNet for Medicare is especially helpful in making sure we bill accurately because it gives us the primary and secondary insurer information all in one place."

Providers can sign up for NaviNet at the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) conference, NaviMedix booth #124, or by visiting www.aboutnavinet.com.

"We've added Medicare to the range of NaviNet services to create an even more valuable communications solution for providers, our health plan customers and other NaviNet sponsors," said Tim Hargarten, president and chief executive officer of NaviMedix. "We expect the addition of NaviNet for Medicare to drive increased utilization of the platform as a whole and also drive further growth of our provider network, attracting many providers across the country that serve the Medicare population and adding to our current provider subscriber base of over 240,000."

NaviMedix solutions deliver unprecedented transaction volume and value to sponsors by providing access to a ready-made national community of providers already using the multi-sponsor solutions to interact with multiple organizations. NaviNet is the largest provider communications network of its kind, facilitating administrative and clinical interactions with health plans, care management companies and other industry participants.

About NaviMedix

NaviMedix is the leader and innovator in automating provider communications with health plans, care management companies and other industry participants, enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, improving relationships and optimizing care. NaviMedix offers automated information exchange, technology and services that deliver integrated business and clinical information from multiple health plans and partners directly into the provider office. Today, over 240,000 healthcare providers across the country use NaviMedix's NaviNet([R]) solutions and services to collaborate with the nation's leading health plans and healthcare service organizations. For more information, please visit www.navimedix.com or call us at 617-715-6000 or 800-805-7569.