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DST Health Solutions To Discuss Integrating and Sharing Of Real-Time Patient Data At American Health Care Congress, December 5, 2011
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. November 30, 2011—DST Health Solutions will examine the drivers behind health plans' increasing need for real-time data at the American Health Care Congress (AHCC) Conference on December 5 in Anaheim, CA. The presentation will be led by Diana Rappa-Kesser RN, Business Solutions Director, Care Management for DST Health Solutions and Janice Young, Program Director of IDC Health Insights' Payer IT Strategies program.

DST Health Solutions Brings On New Director For Care Management Division
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. November 29, 2011— DST Health Solutions today announced the hire of industry veteran Diana Rappa-Kesser, RN, MSN, CCM, CCP, as Business Solutions Executive for its new Care Management Division. Rappa-Kesser is tasked with setting the overall solutions strategy and direction for the recently launched Integrated Care Management suite that empowers health plans with flexible and comprehensive solutions to help reduce medical and administrative costs while improving clinical outcomes.

DST Health Solutions Announces Alliance with 3M to Provide ICD-10 Code Translation Technology to Health Plans
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. November 8, 2011— DST Health Solutions, LLC, today announced that it has signed an agreement with 3M Health Information Systems enabling DST Health Solutions to leverage the 3M ICD-10 Code Translation Tool to help health plan clients transition their business operations to support new ICD-10 coding, as mandated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

DST Health Solutions Launches Updated Version of the Johns Hopkins ACG System for Health Insurance Exchanges
Birmingham, AL. October 26, 2011 —DST Health Solutions, LLC, the U.S. distributor of the Johns Hopkins ACG® Risk Adjustment / Predictive Modeling System, has launched an updated version of ACGs (Adjusted Clinical Groups) designed to help state Health Insurance Exchanges (HIEs) accurately set payments for participating health plans. The ACG System, the only method widely used in the public sector designed to work with populations similar to those enrolled in the HIE, will also enhance predictive modeling accuracy, identify high cost members and increase opportunities for early intervention – no other risk adjustment system is more accurate or has a longer track record than ACGs.

DST Health Solutions' Integrated Care Management Suite Improves Care Quality, Population Management Of 31,000+ Member Health Plan
Birmingham, AL. October 25, 2011 — DST Health Solutions, LLC, today announced that San Francisco-based Chinese Community Health Plan (CCHP) has implemented its PowerMHC® core claims administration platform and Integrated Care Management (ICM) Suite to help meet new market requirements and enhance data integration. In addition, DST Health Solutions helped to implement a nurse assist line service for CCHP, which supports more than 31,000 commercial, Medicare and TPA members with health plan services.

DST Health Solutions Introduces 360-Degree Member Strategy with New Integrated Care Management Suite
Birmingham, AL. September 13, 2011 — DST Health Solutions, LLC, today introduced a new Integrated Care Management Suite of solutions that empowers health plans with flexible and comprehensive solutions to help reduce medical and administrative costs while improving clinical outcomes. Offering a 360-degree view of all members, the DST Health Solutions Integrated Care Management (ICM) Suite provides insight to properly manage populations, effectively utilize benefits and provide education for optimal self-management. The cornerstones of the ICM Suite are DSTHS CareAnalyzer® for member identification and CareConnect for care management. The ICM Suite leverages The Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Groups (ACG) predictive model, which identifies members with the greatest opportunity to improve health outcomes, and identifies gaps in care.

DST SYSTEMS, INC. ACQUIRES ASSETS OF INTELLISOURCE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS
KANSAS CITY, MO. July 5, 2011 — DST Systems, Inc. (NYSE: DST) has acquired, through its wholly owned subsidiary, DST Health Solutions, LLC, the assets of IntelliSource Healthcare Solutions ("IntelliSource"), a provider of mission-critical business systems for health plans. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

DST Health Solutions Unveils New Strategy for Health Plan Administration at AHIP Institute, June 15 – 17
Birmingham, AL, June 14, 2011 —DST Health Solutions, LLC, today announced its new suite of health plan administration solutions that enable payers to improve primary business functions without needing to replace their core claims administration platforms. Utilizing this strategy, health plans can achieve many of the benefits of a new system, without the cost and time required to replace their legacy system.

DST Health Solutions’ iPad® App Helps Improve Efficiency of Claims Administration with Real-time Alerts
Birmingham, AL, June 1, 2011 —DST Health Solutions, LLC, today announced its patent-pending 3i event integration platform, which provides transparent access to strategic operational data by integrating real-time events from across a health plan. An industry-first, 3i offers DST Health Solutions customers the ability to view the operational status of their claims, and flags issues requiring immediate attention. DST Health Solutions has made 3i available via download at the Apple® App StoreSM.

DST HealthCare Launches Medical Drug Management Service™
Kansas City, MO, January 11, 2011 —Clients of Argus Health Systems, Inc. and DST Health Solutions, LLC, now have access to a customizable, rules-based product designed to clinically edit and price medical drug claims. Medical Drug Management Service™ (MDMS) is a new, DST HealthCare-branded solution developed to facilitate effective drug trend management, assist with appropriate and consistent patient care and significantly improve management of medical drug spend. DST HealthCare Holdings, Inc., consists of Argus Health Systems, Inc. and DST Health Solutions.

 

 

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