Thomson Reuters, a US-based provider of information for businesses and professionals, has announced that the Kansas Health Policy Authority (KHPA) has selected Thomson Reuters to develop a data system that will enable the agency to analyse the cost and effectiveness of health care in Kansas. KHPA awarded the company a three-year contract through a competitive bidding process. The agency has the option to renew the contract for two additional years.
The system - comprised of a data repository and a data analytic interface (DAI) - will consolidate and manage health care data for several state programmes. The data repository will contain information from the Medicaid Management Information System, the State Employee Health Benefit Programme and the Kansas Health Insurance Information System. The DAI will enable KHPA to compare health care service and use patterns and identify areas for focus and improvements.
Thomson Reuters will deploy its Medstat Advantage Suite solution, which combines a customised repository of health care data with a comprehensive set of analytic tools. The system generates intelligence and benchmarks that health plans, large employers and state and federal government agencies use to analyse and manage the cost and quality of health care delivered to their beneficiaries.
Thomson Reuters has extensive experience providing health care decision support solutions - including data management and analysis - to state and federal agencies. The company currently supports more than 15 state Medicaid agencies and other government programmes.
