Newly Named Altegra Health Introduced to Healthcare Community, Offers Integrated Suite of Leading Technology and Service Solutions

09/13/2011

Company has combined five best-in-class firms to create a national leader in revenue cycle management for health plans

Miami Lakes, FL – September 13, 2011 – Altegra Health, Inc. (“Altegra Health”) today announced the launch of its new corporate brand. Altegra Health leads the U.S. healthcare industry with business and technology solutions that improve health plan performance by aligning member health status, member benefits and accurate reimbursement.

The company’s solutions address a full continuum of revenue management needs including risk adjustment, encounter reporting, eligibility and enrollment services, and quality reporting. Altegra Health helps health plans gain a deep understanding of the health of their members in order to bring together the right benefits, the right care, and the right reimbursement.

“The company began with a vision to address the complex and multi-faceted revenue management needs of health plans and risk-bearing providers through a single, full-service company,” said Kevin Barrett, president and chief executive officer of Altegra Health.

According to Barrett, the foundation of Altegra Health is five best-in-class companies, each with leading capabilities in their respective niches: The Coding Source (TCS), Dynamic Commerce Applications (DCA), Social Service Coordinators (SSC), Austin Provider Solutions (APS), and Sinaiko Healthcare Consulting. These companies have been carefully integrated into a single entity providing the following solutions:

• Risk Adjustment Solutions – based on services and technologies originally developed by DCA and TCS, which enable Altegra Health to provide clients with integrated data analytics, encounter reporting, medical chart audits, and coding services.
• Eligibility & Enrollment Solutions – created by industry pioneer SSC, giving Altegra Health a broad range of eligibility, enrollment and member engagement services that ultimately lead to better member experiences and improved retention.
• Quality Performance Solutions – developed by APS, an NCQA-certified provider of quality solutions, enabling Altegra Health to assist clients with HEDIS and STAR quality management and reporting, as well as comprehensive pay for performance system evaluation and development.
• Reimbursement & Advisory Services – provided by Sinaiko Healthcare Consulting, positioning Altegra Health to offer professional services for payers and providers, including reimbursement and operations improvement, enterprise risk management, financial valuation, and litigation support.

Altegra Health is led by its executive team, including Barrett, Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer Mark Fabiano, President of Risk Adjustment and Quality Greg Sinaiko, Chief Financial Officer Michele Haas, and Senior Vice President, Information Technology Ken Rattray.

“Under the new name Altegra Health, we will continue to deliver innovative and responsive solutions to the healthcare industry through leadership, partnership and a commitment to excellence,” said Barrett. “With the market-leading services and technologies we already have in place, we are positioned to be the most trusted and valued resource for our healthcare clients’ outsourced revenue cycle, quality and compliance-related needs.”

According to Barrett, each component of the company’s suite of technology-enabled services has proven successful in its own right with many health plans, providers and other healthcare clients over the last 10 years or more. By integrating these collective services and aligning them with key areas affecting member experience, quality, benefits and appropriate reimbursement, Altegra Health seeks to establish itself as a strategic partner for health plans and provider groups.

“We’re focused on the critical goals of helping our clients achieve meaningful gains in quality of care, member retention and financial performance,” Barrett added.

About Altegra Health
Altegra Health leads the industry by aligning its best-in-class resources with health plan and provider clients’ existing resources resulting in comprehensive, integrated solutions for revenue cycle management, eligibility and enrollment, and quality. The company is uniquely positioned to provide solutions that enhance member and provider experience, strengthen compliance, and improve overall performance. For information, please go to www.altegrahealth.com.

Media Contacts:

Jeff Boone
Altegra Health
480-337-6605
jeff.boone@altegrahealth.com