Softheon to Sponsor and Present at the Healthcare Executive Group 2016 Forum

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Sep 08, 2016, 11:49 ET

STONY BROOK, N.Y., Sept. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Softheon, a proven leader in cloud-based health insurance exchange integration and remediation, will have a key presence as a Marquis Sponsor at the Healthcare Executive Group (HCEG) 2016 Annual Forum being held in New York, NY, on September 11-14, 2016. Softheon has historically sponsored the HCEG conference, which brings together thought leaders and healthcare executives to discuss how data and technology continue to disrupt the industry.

"HCEG appreciates Softheon's Marquis Sponsorship, its continuing commitment to advancing the healthcare payer space, and its willingness to share how technology is solving business problems," stated Ferris Taylor, HCEG Office of the Chair and COO of Arches Health Plan. "Softheon's insights and experience will add significantly to the core topics of this year's Annual Forum of how technology, relationships and market dynamics are accelerating the transformation of healthcare."

On Monday, September 12^th, Softheon Founder & CEO Eugene Sayan will moderate a panel consisting of some of Softheon's most innovative partners. The discussion will revolve around how technology solves business processes, a salient issue as the industry continues to face further disruptions with the implementation of digitized platforms and a consumer-centric focus.

Softheon is well-versed in participating in such discussions. Since 2008, their goal has been to drastically remediate the process of meeting ACA milestones for healthcare payers, providers, and government agencies nation-wide through technology. Their disruptive solutions suite continues to address private exchange solutions, HIPAA EDI verification, enrollment remediation, premium billing, and data analytics.

"Softheon's emphasis on solutions to enable data exchange and electronic business processes are a perfect fit with HCEG's mission to promote an advanced, technology-rich, learning healthcare ecosystem." states Alan Abramson, of HCEG's Office of the Chair and SrVP & CIO at HealthPartners.

"We are delighted to play a part in facilitating this important dialogue with our proven partners. I expect that this year's HCEG Forum will prove to be an excellent moment for thought leaders to find a path forward in advancing this complicated industry," stated Eugene Sayan, Softheon Founder & CEO.

In addition to their sponsorship and panel discussion, Softheon has announced that their Managing Director of Sales, Daniel Hughes, will serve on the HCEG Board of Directors. This partnership will allow an even greater level of collaboration and free exchange of ideas on how the digitized marketplace of healthcare will move forward.

"I am excited and honored to be chosen to serve on the HCEG Board of Directors. This will prove to be a great opportunity for me to bring forward Softheon's experience of managing healthcare partner relationships while also learning from some of the most prominent thought leaders in the industry," Hughes stated.

With a technology driven revolution sparked by the Affordable Care Act, Softheon has maintained its position as a premier solutions architect in a highly competitive and dynamic industry. Recognized by IDC, AHIP, ACAP, HCEG, and other respected organizations, Softheon is the nation's leading platform addressing the industry's ever-changing regulatory demands. Their solutions have recently been cited in this year's Gartner report "Hype Cycle for U.S. Healthcare Payers, 2016" and the "Market Guide for U.S. Healthcare Payer Private Exchange Technology."*

About HCEG
The HealthCare Executive Group is a national network of select healthcare executives and thought leaders, who navigate the tactical and strategic issues facing organizations today and provide a platform that promotes healthcare innovation and the development of life-long professional relationships. Originally the Managed Care Executive Group (MCEG), The HealthCare Executive Group (HCEG), was founded in 1988 by healthcare executives looking for a forum where the open exchange of ideas, opportunities for collaboration, and transformational dialogue could freely ensue, especially with respect to the annually identified HCEG Top 10 critical issues.

About Softheon
Empowering the nation's first state health benefit exchange since 2008, Softheon's vision and strategic direction address healthcare payer, provider, and government agencies' goal of meeting Affordable Care Act (ACA) milestones. Softheon provides HIX Integration, Direct Enrollment, Premium Billing, and Edge Server solutions for insurance carriers of all sizes participating in Federal and State Health Insurance Exchange (HIX) Marketplaces. Softheon's Marketplace Connector Cloud (MC2) has been trusted by health plans in all 50 states as an accelerated federal, state, and private exchange integration platform. Softheon MC2 is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution where insurers pay a one-time activation and ongoing PMPM fees for exchange members only, while eliminating most, if not all, risks associated with ACA enrollment compliance and other mandates.

Softheon was ranked 34th on 2016 Healthcare Informatics 100, a compilation of the top health IT companies based on HIT revenues from the most recent fiscal year. Additionally, Softheon has been recognized by Cloud Tech Insights as one of 2016's top 10 cloud storage solution providers.

*Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

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