MCLEAN, Va. – January 11, 2012 – Cognosante, a leading provider of IT services to healthcare organizations, has been awarded a contract with the state of New Mexico to provide independent verification and validation (IV&V) services for the Integrated Service Delivery 2 System Replacement (ISD2R) Project. The replacement system, also known as the Automated System Program and Eligibility Network (ASPEN), will determine eligibility, benefit delivery and case management in support of Human Services Department public assistance programs.
“The ISD2R project supports a fundamental component of New Mexico’s low-income and medical assistance program,” said Cognosante Managing Director Jarred Clark. “Cognosante brings a long history of performing IV&V services in the Medicaid arena to the effort. This coupled with our extensive experience supporting large, complex eligibility systems, will help to ensure the best outcome for the project.”
“ASPEN will bring New Mexico into the 21st century by replacing our nearly 25-year-old eligibility system that is so important to the thousands of New Mexicans who are in need of our services, as well as our caseworkers who process those cases,” said Charissa Saavedra, Human Services Department Deputy Secretary. “The integrity of implementing this new eligibility system is of utmost importance to the Human Services Department and must be done efficiently and effectively. We are looking to Cognosante to assist in this effort.”