Arkansas foundation installs MEDecision software

Jeff Byers | | Health Imaging | Oncology Imaging
Healthcare management company MEDecision will deliver its Alineo platform and Nexalign exchange service to Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care’s (AFMC) 750,000 Medicaid beneficiaries in Arkansas and Alabama.

AFMC plans to begin implementing Alineo and Nexalign during the first half of 2010, according to the Little Rock, Ark.-based organization.

According to the Wayne, Pa.-based MEDecision, Nexalign’s multichannel design allows two-way information exchange among multiple sources. Alineo allows health plans to optimize automation in the delivery of care management programs, according to the company.

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