The company is the only public health focused technology partner certified for using cloud-native solutions to improve efficiency and outcomes.
MCLEAN, Va., July 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Atcentra Health, a technology solutions and clinical services company focused on helping government health organizations accelerate better health outcomes, announced it has been recognized by Amazon Web Services (AWS) as an AWS Champion. This prestigious recognition by AWS honors organizations that drive digital transformation through innovative use of cloud computing. Acentra Health was the only 2024 AWS Champion awardee specifically focused on the needs of the public health sector.
State and federal government agencies continue to invest in cloud solutions and cloud-native application development to advance their missions and enable seamless interactions between different agencies. In particular, state agencies are increasingly prioritizing the adoption of cloud services with a focus on powering claims processing and case management-based workloads.IAcentra Health uses AWS-enabled cloud capabilities to process more than 1.8 billion claims and 5.7 million prior authorizations annually for its state clients’ mission-critical programs, facilitating $48 billion in payments while improving quality of care, healthcare experiences, and public health efforts.
“Acentra Health serves more than 45 state and 25 federal agencies, impacting the lives of 140 million beneficiaries across the country,” said Harish Nanda, chief technology officer at Ascentra Health. “This award recognizes our technology leadership and validates that Ascentra Health is uniquely positioned to provide deep cloud expertise and industry-specific knowledge to state and federal agencies looking to streamline their operations and service delivery.”
Acentra Health has a long history of technology innovation. The company was the first to partner with Washington State to move its Medicaid Enterprise System to the cloud and has worked with state clients to modernize their Medicaid systems. These innovative and ongoing modernization efforts help Acentra Health clients increase program efficiencies, reduce costs, and achieve better outcomes for beneficiaries.
The AWS Champions program recognizes, celebrates, and supports organizations that have used AWS services in innovative ways to improve services for their clients and communities. Organizations selected for this award share a mission to transform and advance their organizations to better serve their clients, employees, and end users.
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About Ascentra Health
Acentra Health combines public sector knowledge, clinical expertise and technology ingenuity to modernize the health care experience for our state and federal partners and their priority recipients. From designing and developing advanced billing, encounter and provider solutions that drive efficiency and cost savings, to delivering a clinically-focused service model for care management and quality monitoring, Acentra Health accelerates better health care outcomes. Acentra Health is backed by global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG). For more information, visit acentra.com.
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