Edifecs Announces Agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Bellevue, WA — December 12, 2006: Edifecs, Inc., a leading provider of B2B solutions for transaction-based interoperability, today announced it has entered into an agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), whereby BCBSNC will deploy EdifecsTM SpecBuilderTM and Ramp ManagerTM products to enhance its Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) partner testing and on-boarding processes for HIPAA and other healthcare transactions.
Edifecs SpecBuilder and Ramp Manager are part of the Edifecs Healthcare SuiteTM, which provides mission-critical solutions for reducing friction in the transaction lifecycle for healthcare and healthcare-affiliated organizations.
“We are delighted that BCBSNC has selected Edifecs as a partner,” said Sunny Singh, CEO of Edifecs. “Edifecs Ramp Manager is the most widely deployed electronic trading partner enablement solution on the market, and we are very happy to welcome another Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan to the Edifecs family of customers.”
“Edifecs Ramp Manager is clearly a robust and user-friendly trading partner on-boarding product,” said Josh Duffy, Vice President, Document Operations and Electronic Solutions for BCBSNC. “Edifecs’ superior functionality, coupled with its commitment to healthcare interoperability efforts, made it a natural choice for BCBSNC. We look forward to further enhancing our service to the provider community with its deployment.”
About Edifecs
Edifecs helps organizations achieve interoperability and return on investment by simplifying the adoption of standard electronic transactions and deriving business value from trading partner communities. The Edifecs Healthcare SuiteTM includes business performance management applications that automate and manage the full lifecycle of transactions; defining requirements, community enablement, testing and data validation, real-time transaction monitoring, repair and reconciliation, and providing transaction analytics.
2006 marks 10 years of Edifecs’ expertise in providing innovative technology solutions to over 1600 customers worldwide. Edifecs has over 200 customers and partners in healthcare that include 16 Blue Plans, 35 Medicaid, State and Federal Agencies, along with partnership arrangements with most leading middleware stack vendors. Founded in 1996, Edifecs is headquartered in Bellevue, WA. Company website: www.edifecs.com. Contact: Kevin Pierce 425-452-0622, kevinp@edifecs.com.
About BCBSNC
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is a leader in delivering innovative health care products, services and information to more than 3.4 million members, including approximately 748,000 served on behalf of other Blue Plans. For 73 years, the company has served its customers by offering health insurance at a competitive price and has served the people of North Carolina through support of community organizations, programs and events that promote good health. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Access BCBSNC online at www.bcbsnc.com.
