05/22/2007
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Deploys Kryptiq’s Choreo to Standardize and Streamline Business Processes Across Complex Organization
Health Plan Improves Unification of Provider Contract Management Processes

Portland, Ore., May 22, 2007 - Kryptiq Corporation, the leading supplier of provider network management solutions for health plans, today announced the successful deployment of Choreo™ Contract Manager at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Excellus purchased Choreo as a key component of the organization’s plan to coordinate and unify business processes across its four regional headquarters. Working with Excellus’ newly created Business Process Improvement Group, Kryptiq is enabling superior levels of provider contract visibility, transparency, and coordination.

“As an organization comprised of previously semi-autonomous regional entities, we are presented with the unique challenge of unifying and standardizing our contract management across both business and geographic divisions,” said Kathleen Faulk, VP of provider networks for Excellus. “Choreo has already begun to simplify our contracting processes and improve data accessibility throughout these regional groups. Plus, the fact that the contract manager solution was up and running within four months is giving us an ROI sooner than we expected.”

“Kryptiq’s partnership with Excellus is an excellent demonstration of our commitment to enabling health plans to improve their business functions through intelligent contract management,” said Luis Machuca, president and CEO of Kryptiq. “By coordinating complex processes across regions, Excellus is achieving unparalleled levels of information transparency and improving its ability to compete in larger markets.”

About Choreo Contract Manager
Choreo Contract Manager is a modular end-to-end contract management solution designed specifically to enable health plans to streamline and simplify provider contract management. Choreo and its available modules enable health plans to automate the entire contract lifecycle, including creation, negotiation, execution and post-signature evaluation. Unlike other contract management software, Choreo Contract Manager approaches the contract lifecycle from the health plan perspective, including tasks such as evaluating provider enrollment and incorporating rates sheets within the contracting workflow.

About Kryptiq Corporation
Kryptiq is the leading provider of interoperability and workflow connectivity solutions for healthcare. Kryptiq streamlines healthcare communications among patients, providers, pharmacies and payers with secure messaging, electronic prescribing, disease management, and contract management technologies. By integrating these solutions with existing systems and applications, Kryptiq enables the trusted transport of health information where and when it is needed. Kryptiq’s fast growing customer base includes many of the nations top 100 integrated health networks, spans 48 states plus Washington, D.C., and includes well-known providers and payers such as Providence Health System, Capital Region Healthcare, MeritCare Health System, Eastern Maine Healthcare, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, and Northwest Permanente. For more information on the company, visit http://www.kryptiq.com/.

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