SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - Oct 12, 2016) - Mitchell International, a leading provider of technology, connectivity and information solutions to the Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance industry, today announced new features and enhancements to its SmartAdvisor^® medical bill review software for the workers' compensation casualty market.

The updated solution provides P&C customers advanced user-friendly features with a new, modern user interface that further simplifies the claims process, helps contain costs and improves operational efficiencies.

"Every update we make to our solutions has our end user at its core. Our extensive innovation and Agile development processes ensure that we're improving the SmartAdvisor solution effectively for customers," Nina L. Smith-Garmon, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Mitchell's Casualty Solutions Group said. "Our newest enhancements deliver capabilities to help customers maximize productivity, improve consistency and achieve better outcomes. We are especially excited to share and continue developing the new bill tracking feature for improving operational efficiencies for all levels of the business."

Key new and improved SmartAdvisor solution features include:

• New user interface delivers a refreshed work environment
• SmartTracker™ productivity dashboard makes it easy for bill review auditors to track their progress on worked bills and for management to monitor daily metrics
• New Virtual Payment capability that delivers a faster, less expensive and more secure solution which extends additional benefit to both payors and providers
• Advanced operational reporting features added to SmartReports™ application to provide deeper insight into business performance
• Additional capabilities added to improve utilization review decisions, reduce financial loss, increase productivity and optimize overall utilization review investment
• Leading NJ provider network added to further enhance our portfolio of cost containment partners
• Timely state reporting and fee schedule updates to support compliance
• SmartAdvisor Extension Pack for Guidewire ClaimCenter 8 provides prebuilt, near-real-time integration syncing claims data seamlessly
  

To learn more about the SmartAdvisor solution, visit www.mitchell.com/smartadvisor.

About Mitchell

Headquartered in San Diego, California, Mitchell International, Inc. is celebrating its 70th year of enabling better business outcomes for its customers in the Property & Casualty insurance industry and its supply chain partners. Mitchell delivers smart technology solutions that simplify and accelerate claims handling processes, driving more accurate, consistent, and cost-effective resolutions. Mitchell integrates deep industry expertise into workflow solutions, which provide unparalleled access to data, advanced analytics and decision support tools. Mitchell's comprehensive solution portfolio and robust SaaS infrastructure connect its customers in ways that enable tens of millions of electronic transactions to be processed each month for more than 300 insurance companies and over 30,000 collision repair facilities across the Americas and Europe. For more information, please visit http://www.mitchell.com/.