06/17/2008
Northwest Permanente Implements Kryptiq’s Choreo Contract Manager
Nation’s Largest Nonprofit Health Plan Standardizes Language of Contracts

Portland, Ore. – June 17, 2008 – Kryptiq, the leading provider of next generation healthcare connectivity solutions, today announced that Northwest Permanente, a medical group that contracts exclusively with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest, has successfully implemented Kryptiq’s Choreo™ Suite to automate its provider contracting process. To adhere to State, Federal and NCQA regulations and requirements, Northwest Permanente is utilizing the Choreo Suite to manage contract language to enable rapid assessment of contract compliance across its entire network.

“Since our implementation of Kryptiq’s Choreo Contract Manager, we’ve seen significant improvements in how we manage regulatory compliance,” said Terry Brown, associate director of provider relations & system at Northwest Permanente. “One of our long-term goals is to evolve towards standardized contracts, and we are excited to see how Kaiser Permanente benefits from this successful automation.”

As a leading healthcare organization in the Pacific Northwest with more than 3,400 providers in its contracted network, Northwest Permanente needed a provider contracting system that was easy to implement for comprehensive contract management workflows. Prior to implementing Choreo, Northwest Permanente utilized a customer relationship management system for provider demographic and workflow management. Now, these systems have been tied together to systematically manage contract documents and language across the organization. By streamlining these systems, Northwest Permanente now has the automation and transparency capabilities to grow and manage its provider networks as it moves to more standardized contracts.

“Data transparency and secure connectivity among providers, health plans and patients are vital for creating an efficient healthcare system,” said Luis Machuca, president and CEO of Kryptiq. “This implementation demonstrates Northwest Permanente’s dedication to improving their network management intelligence and serves as an exemplary model for the country’s health organizations.”

About Northwest Permanente
Kaiser Permanente has been a health care leader in the Pacific Northwest since 1945 and continues to maintain a pre-eminent position in the national health care environment today. Currently 475,000 people in Oregon and Southwest Washington look to Kaiser Permanente for their health care in the Northwest. Approximately 8.4 million members are enrolled nationally. Northwest Permanente, P.C., includes over 800 physicians and non-physician clinicians who provide care in virtually all specialties to Kaiser Permanente Northwest members.

Kaiser Permanente operates 20 outpatient facilities and one medical center in the Portland metropolitan area, with additional medical offices in Salem Oregon and Longview Washington. The Northwest Region includes Northwest Permanente, the for-profit physician group that provides all medical services; Permanente Dental Associates, the for-profit organization that manages the professional aspects of the dental care delivery system; Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, a nonprofit corporation that enrolls individual and group members and arranges their health care benefits; and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, a nonprofit corporation which contracts with Health Plan to provide all hospital services required to meet members' needs.

About Kryptiq Corporation
Kryptiq is the leading provider of next generation healthcare connectivity solutions, enabling healthcare providers and health plans to utilize and share vital information effectively. Kryptiq’s award-winning Connect IQ and Choreo solutions are being adopted by many of America’s top providers, health plans, and leading healthcare IT vendors to achieve new levels of mobility, accessibility, and visibility to critical information. For healthcare providers, Kryptiq’s Connect IQ product suite revolutionizes collaborative care. Connect IQ establishes the secure connectivity and system interoperability necessary to streamline information sharing among healthcare professionals, their colleagues, and patients they serve. Uniquely designed for health plans, Kryptiq’s Choreo product suite transforms provider contracting and network management processes. Choreo provides the information transparency and process automation necessary to competitively grow and manage provider networks.

Many of the nation’s top health plans and providers rely on Kryptiq and Kryptiq’s strategic partners and relationships such as GE Healthcare, Microsoft, Sage Software, and The TriZetto Group, to improve business results and enhance care. Organizations such as Providence Health System, MedStar Health, Village Health Partners, MeritCare Health System, BlueCross and BlueShield of Minnesota, and The Regence Group turn to Kryptiq’s solutions to improve workflow, gain unparalleled access to information, and foster greater collaboration and communication among health plans, health care providers, and consumers. For more information on the company, visit http://www.kryptiq.com/.

Public Relations Contact:

Nathan Loveless
Kryptiq Corporation
503-906-6327
nloveless@kryptiq.com

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