CLARA analytics Unveils Innovative, AI-Driven MSA Solution at National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference

New Feature Dramatically Expedites Claims While Exponentially
Reducing Costs

SANTA CLARA, Calif. & LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AI—CLARA
analytics (“CLARA”), the leading provider of artificial intelligence
(AI) technology in the commercial insurance industry, today announced a
game-changing new feature of its CLARA
claims product that provides Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (MSA)
services faster and at vastly reduced costs. The data-driven MSA
solution enables CLARA claims users to compile a much richer, more
detailed analysis of estimated future medical costs for injured workers
— all at the push of a button. This innovative and powerful feature will
debut at the National
Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference, being held Dec.
5-7, 2018, at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

The CLARA claims MSA feature was developed to address a significant need
in the market. While MSAs are designed to provide an estimate of future
medical treatment costs for injured claimants to protect Medicare’s
interests at claim settlement, obtaining an MSA can be a time-intensive
process that often takes weeks, requiring numerous back-and-forth emails
with the vendor as well as hefty fees. Currently, payers spend hundreds
of millions of dollars annually on acquiring MSAs and expend significant
resources when their adjusters become bogged down in this process.
CLARA’s MSA solution changes this in a remarkably effective way.

The new MSA feature is fully integrated within CLARA’s AI-based claims
product, which helps teams mitigate claim costs by identifying claims
that are at risk for litigation or delays. All customers of CLARA’s
claims suite can receive the MSA feature incorporated into their CLARA
suite product pricing. CLARA’s MSA solution provides:

• Automated identification of claims likely to need an MSA based on
  claim attributes
• Automated MSA report generation at the push of a button
• Ability to combine/separate multiple claims to assess cost differences
• Updated reports as often as needed based on changing treatment under
  the claim
• Push-button inclusion/exclusion of body parts and comorbid conditions
  at time of MSA generation
• Availability in traditional CMS and EBM-based formats
• CMS submission of final MSA, with amended reviews where indicated

“At CLARA, our goal is to help claims teams reduce loss costs with
easy-to-use AI,” said Kimberly Wiswell, vice president, managed care
operations, at CLARA analytics. “While we’re not a direct competitor in
the MSA market because we don’t ‘sell’ MSAs, we’ve developed this MSA
solution as part of our artificial intelligence/machine learning-based
suite of products. We believe this MSA solution, provided at no
additional cost, will revolutionize the market.”

CLARA will demo the MSA solution in its booth, 6530, at the National
Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference. Additionally, CLARA
Founder and CEO Jayant Lakshmikanthan will speak on Dec. 6, 11:50
a.m.–12:10 p.m., in the Solutions and Innovation Theater. His session,
“3 Ways to Use AI to Supercharge Your Claims Operations,” will provide
practical advice on how to apply the power of AI to reduce costs,
maximize efficiency, and achieve goals set by claims operations teams.

“The National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference is the
preeminent conference of our industry. There is no better place to
unveil our MSA solution and to show claims professionals how effective
AI-based technologies can be in addressing the needs of their
organizations,” said Lakshmikanthan. “We look forward to participating
in this outstanding event and engaging with attendees as we work to
transform claims operations.”

To learn more about CLARA claims and its MSA solution, please stop by
booth 6530 at the conference or visit https://info.claraanalytics.com/data-sheet-msa.

About CLARA analytics

CLARA
analytics improves claims outcomes in commercial insurance with
easy-to-use artificial intelligence (AI)-based products. CLARA’s suite
helps claims teams reduce various sources of loss costs in claims
handling by keeping claims on track throughout their life cycle. The
suite uses the latest in AI and machine learning (ML) technology and can
integrate easily into any workflow or infrastructure to rapidly start
showing value. CLARA’s customers include companies from the top 25
insurance carriers to small, self-insured organizations. CLARA analytics
was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Silicon Valley in
California. For more information, visit www.claraanalytics.com,
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insurance, machine learning, claims, Medicare Set-Aside, NWCDC,
litigation, predictive analytics, workers compensation, data science

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Dottie O’Rourke
TECHMarket Communications
650-344-1260
CLARAanalytics@techmarket.com