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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri Selects TriZetto's Integrated HealthWeb/Erisco Facets E-business Solution
NEWPORT BEACH, CA – April 12, 2001 – The TriZetto(R) Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TZIX) announced today that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri has selected TriZetto's integrated HealthWeb(R)/Erisco Facets(R) solution, an Internet-enabled extension of the Erisco Facets payer administrative system using TriZetto's HealthWeb e-business platform. The 2.7 million-member healthcare benefits company is a current Facets customer and the third Blue Cross Blue Shield plan to contract with TriZetto for the integrated solution.
"We welcome Blue Cross Blue and Shield of Missouri as our newest HealthWeb customer. The integrated HealthWeb/Erisco Facets solution, coupled with HealthWeb's ability to interface with the health plan's other systems, will allow Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri to present a single Web identity to members, providers, brokers and employers," says Gail Knopf, chief operating officer of TriZetto's HealthWeb unit. "Because so many Blue plans already use Facets, we believe that Facets will be attractive to more and more of them who want to leverage their existing systems with HealthWeb architecture to obtain a seamless, integrated e-business solution quickly and efficiently."
The integrated solution will allow Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri to use the Internet as a vehicle for communicating and conducting business first with providers and members, then with group leaders and brokers.
Phase one of the online features and transactions to be implemented will include:
- Eligibility and coverage inquiry
- Preauthorization information inquiry
- Claim status inquiry
- Referral information inquiry
- Benefits information
Phase two will include update transactions such as referral and authorization submissions, PCP changes, membership updates and premium inquiry.
"When we looked at the various options available to us, it seemed logical to try to leverage the significant investment we had in Erisco's Facets system," says Connie L. Van Fleet, senior vice president and CIO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri. "We started with a focus on our providers, and it's a plus that the same solution can service our members, brokers and group leaders."
About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri is the largest provider of healthcare benefits in Missouri in terms of members with 2.7 million members. Its HealthLink subsidiary provides network rental, administrative services, workers' compensation and other non-underwritten health benefits programs in Missouri and six neighboring states. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri has been serving Missourians for 60 years.
About TriZetto
The TriZetto(R) Group, Inc., is an information technology and services company focused on the healthcare industry. The company hosts and licenses software and provides e-business platforms, serving approximately 600 customers with more than 90 million enrollees. TriZetto's application services provider (ASP) unit hosts a broad selection of applications from multiple vendors for a predictable monthly fee. All of TriZetto's ASP offerings are configured for use over the Internet. TriZetto's HealthWeb(R) technology allows all healthcare participants -- health plans, providers, employers and members -- to exchange information and conduct business over the Internet. HealtheWare(TM), the software engines unit, develops and licenses premium Erisco and RIMS applications for payers and benefits administrators. Headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., TriZetto can be reached at 949-719-2200, www.trizetto.com.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may include statements about future net revenues, profits, and financial results, the market for TriZetto's services, future service offerings, client and partner relationships, and TriZetto's operational capabilities. Actual results may differ materially from those stated in any forward-looking statements based on a number of factors, including the effectiveness of TriZetto's implementation of its business plan, the market's acceptance of TriZetto's services, risks associated with management of growth, reliance on third parties to supply key components of TriZetto's services, attraction and retention of employees, variability of quarterly operating results, competitive factors, risks associated with acquisitions, changes in demand for third party products or solutions, which form the basis of TriZetto's service offerings, and risks associated with rapidly changing technology, as well as the other risks identified in TriZetto's Form 10-K and other SEC filings.
CONTACT:
TriZetto Media Relations
Jodi Amendola
480-657-9966, ext. 25
jamendola@cpronline.com
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