Bangkok--4 Mar--Maxima Consultants Health Benefit Consultants or HBC recently signed a joint venture agreement with Medilink Global Asia Pte Ltd to establish Medilink (Thailand) Co., Ltd. the first-ever Third Party Administration: TPA with electronic eligibility verification Healthcard Network in Thailand. The Medilink (Thailand) Company committed to provide highly automated and efficient, with service level that exceed the health industry average. The introduction of Medilink (Thailand) and its contract signing ceremony was held at Ballroom III, Conrad Hotel on Wireless Road. Mr. Jack Brandt, Chairman of Medilink-Global Asia Pte Ltd revealed about the marvelous channel in healthcare industry that ‘the electronic healthcard network services was firstly developed in Malaysia in 2000. It was aimed in supporting and facilitating the Healthcare Payers and Healthcare Providers with limitless variety in innovating healthcare schemes. The service also creates convenience for consumers and patients. It has proven successfully through the industry among insurance company, hospital, insured members. Presently there have been 90 insurance companies, 8,000 Hospitals and Medilink insured members over 2,000,000 persons using e-card. The electronic healthcard network services in Thailand was considered the sixth country in addition to current operations in Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Singapore. With electronic data transmission, it would be able to seek facilitates abroad among the healthcare industry network as well as to promote Thailand as the medical hub in Asia.” Mr.Permsak Natenuj, managing director of Health Benefit Consultants (HBC) mentioned that ‘Health Benefit Consultants is one of the TPA leaders in Thailand, HBC aimed to unite the Healthcare Payers and Providers to enhance every insured member’s healthcare experience. Through the highly competitive market in the healthcare industry, especially in health insurance and personal accident insurance, the service at point of care, convenience, efficient and effective would truly be a winner. The Electronic Healthcare Network by Medilink benefits both Healthcare Providers and Payers on time-consuming solutions for healthcare data management within 5-30 minutes while the consumer or patient get the communication approval of medical care within 45-60 minutes. For the process of assessment of hospital bills, Health Benefit Consultants and Medilink (Thailand) would co-ordinate with hospitals and healthcare services for EDC credit card application. Anytime that eligibility verification was done by the clinic staff by swiping the Medilink Health Card at EDC credit card. Soon after, the confirmation was received that the patient with a valid card member, patient would be able to proceed to seek consultation as well as for the Dispensing / billing counter for medication and billing. We planed to complete the EDC credit card installation for leading hospitals around 206 hospitals within 6 months. And the insurance company that participated in the system over 20 companies.’ The Medilink’s EDC application leverages on the proven technology and infrastructure of the credit card industry to deliver On-line Real-Time 24-hour verification and data validation services. This versatile and highly customizable electronic network offers clients a limitless variety of possibilities in creating healthcare schemes. The Medilink’s application software also provides efficient and effective claims management, ensures long-term viability of the healthcare schemes, simplifies and standardizes healthcare information, reduce cost, enhances services and creates convenience for members and Healthcare Service Providers.