CGI to present Medicaid Incentive360 service at Medicaid
Management Information Systems (MMIS) Annual Conference,
August 15-19, 2010 in Portland, OR
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FAIRFAX, VA, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - CGI Group Inc.
(NYSE: GIB; TSX: GIB.A), a leading provider of information
technology and business process services, today announced the
launch of Medicaid Incentive360, a new end-to-end service to manage
states' Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Payment
Program. CGI's new service will allow states to be up and running
in time to accept registrations by January
2011, meeting the schedule set out by the federal
government.
Across the U.S., states are challenged to meet the tight
deadlines, complex requirements, and staffing needs required to
handle the thousands of hospitals, doctors, and other healthcare
professionals applying for funding to install electronic medical
records systems as a part of healthcare reform. CGI's end-to-end
business process service manages all aspects of a state's Medicaid
EHR Incentive Payment Program (MEIPP) and the solution is
compatible with all existing state MMIS systems. From registration
through attestation, payment processing, auditing, and reporting,
CGI's service is designed to enable Medicaid agencies to implement
program requirements on-time and without undue risk, burden, or
cost.
In addition to meeting EHR incentive program launch dates,
states can minimize disruption to current operations, establish
predictable payment schedules and defined service level agreements,
and accurately track incentive payments. CGI's comprehensive
service provides the people, processes, and technology needed to
streamline this complex operation via an easy-to-use portal.
"States need help today to get Medicaid EHR Incentive Payment
systems up and running as well as fully staffed," said Holli Ploog, Vice-President, CGI's Health and
Human Services Programs. "Leveraging our national healthcare
knowledge and 30 years of state and local industry experience, CGI
is able to bring this service to market quickly. Our solution saves
time and minimizes risk while allowing states to maintain control
and accountability."
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest
independent information technology and business process services
firms in the world. CGI and its affiliated companies employ
approximately 26,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and
business process services to clients worldwide from offices in
Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia
Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in
North America, Europe and India. As of June 30,
2010, CGI's order backlog was $11.4
billion. CGI shares are listed on the NYSE (GIB) and the TSX
(GIB.A) and are included in both, the Dow Jones Sustainability
World Index and the FTSE4Good Index. Website: www.cgi.com.
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