DALLAS, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affiliated Computer Services,
Inc. (NYSE: ACS) has strengthened its portfolio of Informed Health
offerings with the recent federal certification of its wholly-owned
subsidiary ACS Bowers. As a designated Quality Improvement Organization
(QIO)-like entity, ACS Bowers can provide utilization review, as well as
health quality management services to state Medicaid agencies across the
country.
Under Federal law, state Medicaid agencies can contract with a QIO or
QIO- like entity to perform medical and utilization review functions
required by law. As part of the QIO-like designation, ACS Bowers can pursue
state Medicaid contracts for utilization review, and work with consumers
and physicians, hospitals, and other caregivers to ensure that patients get
the right care at the right time.
"This CMS designation serves to further confirm ACS Bowers' marketplace
reputation as a leader in reviewing healthcare cases and analyzing patterns
of care related to medical necessity and quality of care," said Christopher
T. Deelsnyder, ACS senior vice president and managing director, Government
Healthcare Solutions. "Now, ACS is positioned to provide deeper value and
enhanced expertise to our customers."
As a QIO-like entity, ACS Bowers will conduct case reviews to ensure
that care provided to Medicaid beneficiaries meets professionally
recognized standards of healthcare and that Medicaid pays for only the
services that are reasonable and necessary.
Founded in 1990, Bowers & Associates was acquired by ACS in February
2008 and rebranded ACS Bowers. The acquisition strengthened ACS' Informed
Health offerings by adding Bowers' expertise in healthcare management and
state-of- the-art informatics.
About ACS
ACS is a national leader in state healthcare program administration,
offering a full spectrum of systems and complementary services through an
integrated solution, from care management solutions and child health
programs to pharmacy benefits management and traditional Medicaid fiscal
agent services. ACS supports more than 23 million program recipients and
processes nearly 550 million Medicaid healthcare claims annually,
representing close to $50 billion in provider payments. As the nation's
largest government program pharmacy benefits administrator, ACS serves 28
states, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Labor with drug
expenditures totaling more than $13 billion.
ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with 63,000 people supporting client
operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides business process
outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial
and government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS." Learn more about ACS at
http://www.acs-inc.com.
SOURCE Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Investor Relations, Jon Puckett, Vice
President, Investor Relations, +1-214-841-8281,
jon.puckett@acs-inc.com, or Media Relations, Lacey Hautzinger,
Manager, Corporate Communications, +1-214-841-8004,
lacey.hautzinger@acs-inc.com, both of Affiliated Computer
Services, Inc.
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