Mitchell, a provider of technology, connectivity and informationsolutions to the property & casualty claims industry, announcesthat the SmartAdvisor Partner Bridge is now available throughoutAlign Networks, Inc. Align is a provider of workers' compensation physical medicinemanagement programs through its nationwide provider network.

Mitchell Workers' Compensation Solutions' SmartAdvisor PartnerBridge gives medical bill review organizations the tools andtechnologies to conduct instant network contract repricing andenhanced savings audits.

The SmartAdvisor-Align partner bridge empowers insurance payersto obtain cost containment while improving patient outcomes bybringing together best-of-breed partners to leverage theoperational efficiencies available from the SmartAdvisor medicalbill review platform.

“Mitchell Workers' Compensation Solutions is pleased to partnerwith Align Networks, an innovator sharing our commitment tosimplifying and optimizing claims processing in order to containcosts and improve the customer experience,” says Nina Smith-Garmon,senior vice president and general manager of the Mitchell Workers'Compensation Solutions division. “The SmartAdvisor medical billreview platform is continuously adding capabilities in order toreduce medical claims turnaround time while adding savings andimproving claims outcomes, and we welcome Align to the Mitchellfamily of claims solutions.”

“We are pleased to be part of the SmartAdvisor partner bridge,and look forward to joining forces with Mitchell on serving allworkers' compensation constituents—insurance carriers, third-partyadministrators, injured workers, and therapy providers—with thegoal of delivering cost savings, clinically-driven superior patientoutcomes, and streamlined administrative processes,” said TadGrattan, senior vice president, Align Networks.

The SmartAdvisor Partner Bridge gives medical bill revieworganizations the power to conduct contract repricing and savingsaudits. Bill review turnaround time is reduced, giving payersvisibility into performance and process benchmarks using only themost current, accurate provider contracts and repricing data. Builton standard XML file formats, the Partner Bridge enables users toobtain the latest repricing data from networks, negotiationpartners, specialty reviewers and other specialty services.