The TriZetto Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TZIX) today formally announced its Premier Partnership Program,? which offers benefits administrators affordable, integrated access to leading innovative solutions to help manage the cost and quality of care.

?This unique program, and the solutions provided by the alliance partners that have been asked to participate, is part of TriZetto's strategy to enable the continued innovation and success of the TPA industry,? said Joe Manheim, senior vice president of benefits administration for TriZetto.

The TriZetto Premier Partnership Program leverages the Company's industry-leading QicLink? claims administration platform, and its largest single source of self-funded employer membership, to generate attractive pricing, packaging and QicLink integration from key vendors offering advanced products and services for healthcare and benefits management. The result is a comprehensive solution strategy that empowers benefits administrators to increase operating efficiencies, more effectively manage the cost and quality of care and provide greater overall value to their constituents.

TriZetto has already established premier partnerships with a number of innovative, forward-thinking vendors:

  • AmeriScript® is a fully-integrated pharmacy benefit manager that provides access to over 50,000 retail pharmacies and mail order services, as well as robust data analytic and cost management tools.
  • American Health Data Institute delivers joint integration of QicLink eligibility, claims and provider data into a data warehouse structure created by AHDI as a component of their highly effective AHDI Healthcare Quality Management process.
  • Viant® works with QicLink to route out-of-network claims for rapid identification and resolution of claims payment discounts ? tapping into Viant's extensive, nationally-based provider network coverage for greater frequency and depth of discounts as compared to traditional ?wrap' networks.
  • Plan Data Management,? a TriZetto company, offers a comprehensive suite of fraud, wasted and abuse detection, investigative, resolution and prevention services utilizing data captured from the QicLink system.

?Our objective is to leverage the major footprint that we have in the self-funded market to empower TPAs with comprehensive, integrated and affordable solutions that will support their evolution from the singular focus of managing claims to the broader realm of managing risk,? said Manheim.

This approach uses TriZetto's membership to drive best vendor pricing and provides open access to smaller QicLink customers that would normally be unable to access these premier services. In addition, the pre-integration component that TriZetto is providing will reduce customer reliance on third party development for unsupported and costly third party interfaces ? further reducing administrative expense.

Manheim further noted, ?We have already executed partnerships with AmeriScript, AHDI and Viant and are targeting additional vendors that meet our quality and innovation criteria. The comprehensive solution that we are providing will give benefits administrators the tools that they need to compete effectively with much larger players. TPAs have always been innovators. With these tools, they can continue to evolve.?

About TriZetto

With its technology touching nearly half of the U.S. insured population, TriZetto is distinctly focused on accelerating the ability of healthcare payers to lead the industry's transformation to consumer-retail healthcare. The company provides premier information technology solutions that enhance its customers' revenue growth, increase their administrative efficiency and improve the cost and quality of care for their members. Healthcare payers include national and regional health insurance plans, and benefits administrators that provide transaction services to self-insured employer groups. The company's broad array of payer-focused information technology offerings include enterprise and component software, hosting and business process outsourcing services, and consulting. TriZetto's Benefits Administration group is located in Naperville, Illinois and can be reached at 1-800-569-1222 or at www.trizetto.com.

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