Cognosante Appraised at CMMI for Services Maturity Level 3


MCLEAN, VA, April 28, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cognosante, a leading provider of Consulting, IT, and BPO services to healthcare organizations, announced that it received a successful appraisal at Maturity Level 3 under the CMMI Institute's Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Services Model, version 1.3. for its Operations Group and Conflict of Interest Assessment and Mitigation process.

The appraisal inserts Cognosante into an elite group of less than 50 organizations that have reached this level in the United States. "We're gratified to receive the recognition that validates our day-to-day commitment to the disciplined, mature processes that our customers depend on", says Michele Kang, CEO of Cognosante.

CMMI is a proven approach to performance management with decades of successful results. It is a process-oriented framework that provides organizations with the vital elements of effective processes that ultimately improve their performance. An appraisal at maturity level 3 indicates Cognosante is able to execute based on standards, procedures, tools, and methods that are well-defined, understood, and improved over time.

About Cognosante

Cognosante is a leading provider of consulting, IT, and BPO services to healthcare organizations, specializing in Health Reform initiatives. The company has more than 25 years of experience working with 48 states and the Federal government to assist its clients in developing, managing, and executing complex healthcare information programs and infrastructures. Its expertise includes health insurance marketplaces, enrollment assistance and reconciliation, health IT standards, modular system integration, health informatics, Medicaid, health information exchange, and fraud, waste and abuse. Please visit www.cognosante.com for more information.

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