Enterprise and component software, hosting and business process outsourcing services firm, The TriZetto Group Inc., has been selected by the Triple-S Management Corporation.

According to the software licensing and professional services agreement, TriZetto's QNXTTM core administrative enterprise system and associated implementation, training and other professional services, will support the San Juan based managed care health plan, serving approximately 1 million members.

The three-year, $35 million system replacement and modernization project will give Triple-S the flexibility and scale in its technology to expand into additional plan designs and markets and more efficiently serve its members, providers and employer customers. As an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Triple-S is among more than 60 percent of Blues plans nationwide using TriZetto software.

"Throughout the competitive bidding process, we emphasized not just the superior flexibility and Web services architecture of our applications. We emphasized, and Triple-S appreciated, our commitment to follow through with system implementation, staff training and business process improvements to deliver an on-time, on-strategy solution integrated with their operational model", said Tim Hascall, Executive Vice President of professional services at TriZetto.

TriZetto's QNXT system supports greater efficiency in payers' claims processing, claims re-pricing, premium billing, membership administration, customer service and other core administrative operations. The company's professional services team performs strategic planning, business process reengineering and implementation services to help improve payer organizations using TriZetto and third-party applications.