Mahindra Satyam meets HIPAA rules for healthcare

HYDERABAD, INDIA: Mahindra Satyam, the brand identity of Satyam Computer Services Ltd. and a global consulting and IT services provider, today announced integrated migration solutions for healthcare payer organizations that would meet the new federal HIPAA rules.

An  upgraded X12 Version 5010 transaction standard has been mandated for implementation by January 1, 2012 requiring significant application engineering to support future nationwide electronic healthcare interchange initiatives for the healthcare industry  in the United States, said a press release.

The solutions developed by Mahindra Satyam would help customers address many challenges including implementation roadmap, 5010 test data generation with data-on-demand, ability to seamlessly integrate with all major test automation tools and trading partner readiness.

Commenting on this development, Vivek Ghai, head of Healthcare and Life Sciences, Mahindra Satyam said, “Mahindra Satyam is well positioned to capture the opportunities coming from recent reforms in US healthcare sector. The company has made significant investments in developing specialized skills, competencies and expanding its alliances in order to effectively meet customer needs in the payer segment.”

Mahindra Satyam has developed a comprehensive "Three step implementation methodology” for successful and timely HIPAA 5010 compliance enabling healthcare enterprises to cost-effectively migrate from 4010A to 5010 transaction standards.

Built by Mahindra Satyam’s healthcare technology experts, the “Three Step Implementation methodology” ensures an end-to-end lifecycle approach to 5010 migration and compliance deployment including comprehensive testing process, said the release.

Mahindra Satyam has already started deploying the solution through its latest win of a multi-million dollar deal with a large health Insurer for re-engineering the electronic transaction system and upgrading the applications to make it HIPAA 5010 compliant, it added.