TAMPA, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 11/27/12 -- MedHOK, one of the healthcare industry's fastest growing software companies, has been honored by the Tampa Bay Technology Forum (TBTF) with the 2012 Emerging Technology Company of the Year Award.

The award recognizes MedHOK for being a technology company that has the potential to make a significant and lasting impact on the region. Winners were announced Nov. 16, 2012 at the 9th Annual Industry Achievement Awards Gala.

"Our team is dedicated to improving care, quality and compliance for healthcare organizations in the Tampa Bay region and beyond through our innovative technologies," said Anil Kottoor, president and CEO, MedHOK. "It is an honor to be recognized for our potential to positively impact the region, particularly in an industry that touches the lives of everyone in our community."

MedHOK's integrated cloud-based single platform for care management, quality and compliance helps health plans, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and accountable care organizations (ACOs) proactively close care gaps, comply with federal and state regulations, enhance care management and improve Star, HEDIS® and other quality scores. The organization offers fully NCQA-certified software for HEDIS®, Pay for Performance and Disease Management performance measures.

Founded in 2009, MedHOK currently has more than 23 million lives in production, making it one of the healthcare industry's fastest-growing software companies.

About MedHOK
Tampa, Fla.-based MedHOK has more than 23 million lives in production, making it one of the healthcare industry's fastest-growing software companies. It offers a cloud-based integrated single platform for care management, quality and compliance that enables health plans, PBMs and ACOs to manage and measure care against national quality standards for optimal outcomes. Its innovative modular software helps healthcare organizations meet quality, care and compliance objectives across business lines by facilitating real-time information sharing with all stakeholders to address disease management and care coordination, clinical quality and utilization review, and quality and financial measures. ICD-10 compliant, HIE-ready and securely accessible on any device, the MedHOK platform is user-friendly, rapidly deployed and easily configurable for a low total cost of ownership and rapid return on investment. It holds 2012 HEDIS®, Pay for Performance and Disease Management performance measures certification.