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TECHHEALTH EXPANDS PARTNERSHIP WITH XCHANGING


Published on 2010-05-28 01:00:33 - Market Wire
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TECHHEALTH EXPANDS PARTNERSHIP WITH XCHANGING

Xchanging to provide medical claims processing services for increased organization performance and efficiency

CHICAGO 28 May, 2010 - TechHealth, Inc., a leading healthcare services and technology company in the United States has reached agreement with Xchanging plc (LSE: XCH), one of the largest and fastest growing business processors in the world, to outsource mission critical back-office processes. Founded in 1999, TechHealth provides a variety of support services in the US health market, including ancillary medical services such as facilitating the procurement of durable medical equipment, diagnostic imaging, home health care, physical therapy, pharmacy, transportation and translation services. Tom Sweet, CEO of TechHealth commented, "After an extensive review of BPO capabilities, Xchanging clearly stood out as the best partner to meet our needs".

As part of the contract, Xchanging will provide a comprehensive solution to support back-office operations including non-voice invoice services such as faxing, obtaining medical documentation as well as voice operations such as confirming delivery of durable medical equipment and obtaining medical documentation in areas such as diagnostic reports, physical therapy notes, home health notes, and prescriptions from doctors' offices. These services will be provided with an extensive security infrastructure in place to shield all sensitive information.

Steven Beard, President of Xchanging Americas said, "Xchanging has had a long standing relationship with TechHealth in the area of workers' compensation. We are delighted to be extending this relationship further. We are committed to providing the most efficient processing, robust technology and the highest quality of services that TechHealth and its customers expect".

Xchanging provides cross-industry IT products and services, alongside both workers' compensation and other specialist insurance claims processing services for customers across the USA.

Steven added, "This a smart partnership, as Xchanging's range of services and the needs of TechHealth are a suitable fit. We look forward to continuing to grow together in meeting the needs of customers in the workers' compensation as well as medical claims processing areas".

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 For further information, please contact: Xchanging Meeta Thareja Tel: (0)20 7780 5374 [ meeta.thareja@xchanging.com ] Cardew Group Tel: (0)20 7930 0777 [ xchanging@cardewgroup.com ] Alana Rigal Tel: 212-209-3956 [ Alana.rigal@xchanging.com ] TechHealth Elizabeth Zeitler [ Elizabeth.zeitler@techhealth.com ] Tel: 1-813-490-1945 x1224 

About Xchanging

Xchanging is one of the largest and fastest growing business processors. With a wide range of multinational customers in 42 countries and employing over 8,000 people, we are a truly global company. Our aim is simply to provide business processing services better, cheaper and faster.

Xchanging provides procurement, accounting, human resources, technology, and claims services across industries. These include banking, insurance, manufacturing, retail and real estate among others. We combine functional expertise with deep industry domain knowledge to provide industry- specific outcomes for our customers.

Listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2007, the company is in the FTSE250, the index of mid-capitalized companies traded on the London Stock Exchange. Xchanging is also a member of the FTSE4Good index which measures the performance of companies that meet globally recognized corporate responsibility standards. [ www.xchanging.com ]

About TechHealth:

Well known as a leading national workers' compensation ancillary services provider, TechHealth's innovative technology, extensive network coverage and quality customer service offer exceptional savings and outcomes to their customers. [ www.techhealth.com ]


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