from DSSResources.comMEDai responds to market need for current data with near-real-time evidence-based guideline reportingORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 15, 2008 -- MEDai, Inc., headquartered in Orlando, FL, a leading provider of advanced solutions for healthcare that utilize award-winning predictive analytics to offer a robust suite of predictive modeling solutions, announced today that it will be unveiling new capabilities within its product suite that will allow clients to modify existing MEDai evidence-based guidelines. Those guidelines are based on standards set by organizations like NCQA and AQS, create their own customized guidelines for monitoring and reporting, and finally allow near-real-time updates. MEDai's suite of predictive modeling solutions addresses the needs of health plans, employers, physicians, underwriters, and actuaries. The new stand-alone module, Risk Navigator Guidelines(TM), was designed to meet the needs of users managing quality of care through guideline-compliance reporting. This new module provides clients with flexibility and control over the types of guidelines monitored and frequency of their updates, allowing for near-real-time compliance revision. "MEDai is very excited about this new capability," said Swati Abbott, President of MEDai. "Monitoring a member's compliance to evidence-based medicine guidelines is a crucial part of care management initiatives," she added. "Risk Navigator Guidelines gives stakeholders the ability to add, delete, and modify guidelines to accommodate their specific programs, providing them with the most accurate up-to-date information about their population." About MEDaiv MEDai, Inc. is a leading health information company offering award-winning solutions for improvement of healthcare delivery. Utilizing cutting-edge technology, payors and care management organizations are able to predict patients at risk, identify cost drivers for their high-risk population, forecast future health plan costs, evaluate patient patterns over time, and improve outcomes. For more information on MEDai, visit http://www.medai.com. Its parent company, Elsevier (http://www.elsevier.com), is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services with more than 7,000 employees in over 70 offices across 24 countries. |