ECHO Health, Inc. (ECHO), providers of industry-leading payment processing technology, are announcing a new strategic partnership and integration with Virtual Benefits Administrator (VBA) software, which offers a full suite of proactive, cloud-based healthcare administration solutions.
“ECHO’s approach is fully aligned with the solutions VBA provides. Working with ECHO will be an amazing opportunity to further streamline our shared users’ payment processes so they can focus on improving their businesses.”
Sharing a strong commitment to digital solutions that streamline internal processes and eliminate waste, ECHO’s integration with VBA software is an exciting development that will improve the efficiency of plan management and payment methodologies. The two platforms communicate seamlessly, leading to reduced administrative costs and increased productivity across organizations.
Founded in 1997 and now processing more than $1 billion in payments every week, ECHO provides digital payment processing for healthcare, workers’ compensation, property and casualty, and other specialty insurers. Using a single, secure, streamlined payment system, ECHO specializes in removing barriers to digitization and immediately connects clients to a network of more than one million electronic-ready insurance vendors and providers – the largest network in the nation.
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VBA is dedicated to offering software solutions that facilitate efficient and effective administration across a wide array of clients. Their software’s premium functionality includes integrated customer service dashboards, intuitive benefit plan design and testing, and more.
“We’re excited to collaborate with VBA to help our mutual payers optimize their resource allocation and be more efficient,” said Tom Davis, EVP Business Development & Strategy for ECHO. “The integration of our industry leading platforms for payment and claims adjudication helps automate manual processes while allowing payers to achieve total electronic adoption. The VBA solutions are a perfect complement to ECHO’s core mission of simplifying payments and saving clients’ money.”
“The system that VBA has developed helps our clients solve their data management issues with leading-edge software,” said Michael Clayton, CEO of VBA. “ECHO’s approach is fully aligned with the solutions VBA provides. Working with ECHO will be an amazing opportunity to further streamline our shared users’ payment processes so they can focus on improving their businesses.”
