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Alaska Medicaid Health Enterprise: Technology for the Future

For the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) to reach our vision of providing the best health care to Alaskans, we must bring fresh insight and innovation to our business. One component that will help us reach that goal is technology, which is why DHSS has embarked on the project to replace our outdated Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS). The new MMIS, known as Alaska Medicaid Health Enterprise, will improve efficiency allowing DHSS to better manage health care outcomes.

On target for implementation in early summer 2010, Alaska Medicaid Health Enterprise provides a solution that goes beyond claims processing and allows the State to move to the next level of health care services. Benefits that will be immediately realized include:

• paying claims more efficiently with real time adjudication
• streamlining processes through automation
• reducing paper
• fighting fraud and abuse with new tools

I encourage you to learn about Alaska Medicaid Health Enterprise first-hand by visiting the Features and FAQ pages of this web site, as well as the monthly Fiscal Agent newsletter. If you have questions or comments you would like to ask about the new Alaska Medicaid Health Enterprise, visit the Contact Us page.

As DHSS gets closer to implementation in 2010, provider training and outreach will be available on the features and benefits of Alaska Medicaid Health Enterprise. We are committed to doing everything we can to ensure a positive transition while preparing you to take advantage of the new features.

I am very excited about the future Alaska Medicaid Health Enterprise will bring to providers, members (recipients), and internal users.

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