Portico Systems Details Network Design Innovations to Meet Consumer Demands (http://bit.ly/mbmcZn)
Webinar to Discuss How Payers Can Achieve Increased Speed to Market, Lower Costs, Improved Outcomes

BLUE BELL, PA, May 07, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Portico Systems, the leader in Integrated Provider Management (IPM) solutions for payers, today announced a complimentary webinar to discuss how provider network designs that enable product, care and payment innovation are driving the health plan response to demands of large and small group employers as well as individuals.

Health plans are facing increasing competitive pressures across all of their customer segments, including the group and individual markets. Employers are insisting on greater value for their premiums and tighter correlation of premium increases to the consumer price index (CPI) changes. The webinar, "Provider Network Designs for Product, Care and Payment Innovation," will cover how automation of network design and maintenance enables payers to achieve:

• Increased speed to market of new networks/products by 20-30%
• Reduced network rollout costs by 30-50%
• Increased network performance by 1-3%
• Reduced network maintenance costs by 25-35%
• Increased member steerage by 15-20%

Attendees will learn about:

• the implications of value-based insurance and client specific products on network design
• network enablement of new care models, such as ACOs and PCMHs
• the intersection of network and value-based reimbursement designs

What: "Provider Network Designs for Product, Care and Payment Innovation" webinar

Who: Sam Muppalla, EVP and chief strategy and marketing officer
David Smith, vice president, product management

When: Wednesday, May 11, 2011; 1:00 p.m. Eastern time (10:00 a.m. Pacific time)

How: Register to attend this complimentary webinar at http://bit.ly/jkPZVF.

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About Portico Systems

Portico Systems' innovative solutions enable health plans to reduce administrative, medical and IT costs. Portico's exclusive focus on provider operations and 500+ staff-years of provider experience has allowed Portico to design the only modular end-to-end provider platform. Portico invites you to explore our website (www.porticosys.com) to learn how our commitment to customer service, quality and technology innovation can accelerate the evolution of your health plan's provider operations. Portico Systems is a partner company of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE: SFE) www.safeguard.com. For more information on Portico, please visit www.porticosys.com, subscribe to the RSS feed at http://blog.porticosys.com, and follow the company on Twitter at @porticosys and Facebook at http:// www.Facebook.com/porticosys.

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