Omnium Worldwide Selects Ontario Systems

Omnium Worldwide recently selected Ontario Systems to provide a receivables management system to manage the company?s healthcare collections. Installation is expected to begin in early 2002.

?Ontario Systems? products will meet all of our needs in the healthcare arena,? said Douglas R. Wilwerding, Omnium Worldwide?s, president and chief executive officer. ?The company?s financial strength, stability and vision for future products also played a significant role in the selection process. We were looking for a vendor to partner with over the long term and found this in Ontario Systems? people.? Omnium?s healthcare business unit will use Ontario Systems? products to provide accounts receivable management services for hospitals and multi-hospital groups. The system will be used to manage insurance follow-up, insurance verification, Medicaid eligibility, third-party collections and managed-care contract compliance.

Ontario Systems? work preparing for the Department of Health and Human Services? regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) also played a role in Omnium?s decision. ?Ontario Systems is leading the industry in its response to HIPAA,? said Wilwerding. ?We are pleased with the company?s progress and look forward to working through this important issue together.?

Omnium Worldwide is a closely held, international accounts receivable management and cost containment company that serves clients with a wide spectrum of accounts receivable solutions. Omnium Worldwide operates through market service organizations (MSO’s) dedicated to focused opportunities that span the receivable continuum. Omnium Worldwide delivers services through 20 offices located throughout the United States, Brazil and Mexico with a dedicated team of 1200 associates.

Ontario Systems provides receivables management solutions to organizations that manage large volumes of accounts receivables. These include hospitals, banks, collection agencies, utilities and leasing companies. As the largest provider of receivables management products, including FACS® and CT Vision®, Ontario Systems is recognized throughout the industry as the leader in technology and customer service. With operations in Indiana, Ohio and Washington, it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ontario Corporation, a privately held company based in Muncie, Ind.