Biennial accreditation is received for second time
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – February 20, 2007 – Ingenix, a health information company, announced today its subsidiary ENS has received full accreditation by The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC). EHNAC's accreditation process requires a rigorous assessment of compliance with current performance criteria verified by a site review and approved by the commission. This is an independent peer review of an organization’s ability to perform at industry-established levels. Only 27 companies have full accreditation.
“This accreditation confirms that ENS has an unparalleled ability to address the health care industry’s unique information and technology requirements,” said Ana English, senior vice-president, EDI Solutions, Ingenix. “This is confirmation of our employees’ passion for advancing the usability and simplification of health care and their commitment to improve the quality and consistency of how care is delivered. Our clients can be confident their information is secure with us, and they can focus delivery. Achieving this accreditation demonstrates to our clients that ENS uses best practices and delivers state-of-the-art processes and functions for electronic data interchange.”
This rigorous accreditation process evaluates every aspect of ENS’ operations. EHNAC thoroughly tested and evaluated business processes, including security, privacy and confidentiality, technical performance, business practices and resources.
Lee Barrett, executive director of EHNAC said of ENS, "Today Ingenix’ subsidiary ENS joins a select group of clearinghouses that have demonstrated to independent third-party evaluators their ability to deliver their services consistent with the only standards in the industry that measure the overall business practices of a clearinghouse."
“We believe this accreditation is important because it is becoming absolutely essential as a criterion for selecting a clearinghouse,” said Ana English. “For example, in Maryland and New Jersey, EHNAC accreditation is required of any entity processing health care transactions on behalf of health care organizations located in those states.”
About Ingenix
Ingenix, a wholly owned subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), provides products and services to a diverse customer base within the health care community. Organizations rely on its innovative technology to improve the delivery and operations of their business. More information about Ingenix and its products and services can be obtained at http://www.ingenix.com.
About EHNAC
EHNAC is an independent, not-for-profit accrediting agency that provides independent peer evaluation of an organization's ability to perform at industry-established levels. EHNAC's function is to promote administrative simplification and cost savings in the health care industry and to provide the health care transaction industry with an independent capability to develop industry standards, known as EHNAC criteria. The mission of EHNAC is to promote standards, quality service, innovation, cooperation and open competition within the health care electronic data interchange (EDI) industry:
- Establishes minimum criteria for industry self-regulation.
- Encourages firms in the industry to improve performance.
- Facilitates open market access and competition ("open access" referring to acceptance of transactions from any source or routing.)
- Fosters consistency in transmitted information.
- Enhances customer service and satisfaction. ("Customers" include providers, payers, intermediaries and third parties.)
The EHNAC Commission seeks to accredit entities that send or receive HIPAA-regulated transactions, or that transport or process EDI transactions between two or more trading partners in the health care community. These entities include, but are not limited to, clearinghouses, transactions processors, value-added networks (VANs), payers, providers and provider management organizations. http://www.EHNAC.org. |
