Aetna Wins Green Award for Paperless Contracting for Health Care Professionals
June 22 2011 - 11:09AM
Business Wire
Aetna (NYSE: AET) has been named an International Data Group
(IDG) InfoWorld Green 15 Awards winner for eliminating paper from
the contracting process for health care professionals. Aetna is the
first health insurer to offer electronic contract processing to
doctors, hospitals and other health care facilities.
Using the EchoSign e-signature solution, Aetna and health care
professionals can:
- Complete contracts faster and more
reliably
- Reduce the expenses of faxing or
mailing
- Reduce their carbon footprint
Since 2010, Aetna has sent more than 20,000 agreements
electronically.
“Aetna is committed to making it easier for health care
professionals to do business with us, while lowering costs. As a
health care benefits company, we also are focused on creating a
healthy environment. Our paperless contracting is one way we are
advancing this mission,” said Carl King, head of National Networks
and Contracting Services for Aetna.
InfoWorld’s Green 15 awards recognize companies around the world
that have embraced green technology to drive projects and develop
products aimed at boosting energy efficiency, trimming waste and
reducing or eliminating the use or the production of harmful
substances. Each year, the InfoWorld Green 15 awards recognize the
15 most innovative IT initiatives that fall under this umbrella of
sustainability.
“Aetna is paving the way for other companies to make technology
decisions that save time and money and reverse the negative effects
of business on the environment,” said Jason Lemkin, CEO of
EchoSign.
EchoSign is one of the tools Aetna is using to help health care
professionals streamline administrative tasks while saving money
and reducing paper.
About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation’s leading diversified health care
benefits companies, serving approximately 33.8 million people with
information and resources to help them make better informed
decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of
traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance
products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental,
behavioral health, group life and disability plans, and medical
management capabilities and health care management services for
Medicaid plans. Our customers include employer groups, individuals,
college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans,
governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and
expatriates. For more information, see www.aetna.com.
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