Ohio Medicaid Information Technology System (MITS): here is why HP will continue to play a key role.

The HP influence and impact on the Medicaid and Medicare process management services in the USA is well established. The company helps about 19 states to transform to more robust IT environment to support ongoing reforms. In this dynamic, HP Enterprise Services with it new $180 million agreement will continue to manage and enhance the Ohio Medicaid Information Technology System (MITS) and
transform the hardware platform on which it runs.

Connectikpeople can observe that:

·        The four-year agreement includes a pair of two-year options; HP will help ensure that MITS is a flexible, scalable and stable system. It will support federal policy changes, including the Affordable Care Act and state requirements,

·        HP will package the MITS hardware, monitoring and software as a service to provide agility and scale in facing future challenges,

·        HP also will provide applications development and management services to help improve the state’s ability to handle growth in recipients and claims with accuracy, timeliness and uninterrupted service by adding integrated eligibility,

·         HP will deploy federally mandated International Classification of Diseases – 10th Revision (ICD-10) medical coding features as required by law.

Finally, the technology refresh includes replacing more than 450 servers with HP Integrity Superdome 2 Servers. It also includes the implementation of monitoring tools such as HP ArcSight and increased security with HP software, HP TippingPoint  network security, and the HP Encryption SAN Switch.