CheckFree Health & Fitness Introduces CheckFree Contract Manager
March 16 2005 - 9:01AM
PR Newswire (US)
CheckFree Health & Fitness Introduces CheckFree Contract
Manager -- Automated System Reduces Time and Costs Associated with
Reviewing, Processing and Storing Paper Contracts -- ATLANTA and
SAN FRANCISCO, March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IHRSA 2005 Booth
#1823 -- CheckFree Health & Fitness, a business unit of
CheckFree Corporation (NASDAQ:CKFR), today announced the
introduction of CheckFree Contract Manager(TM), the first
comprehensive electronic contract system for mid- to large-sized
health club facilities. CheckFree Contract Manager significantly
reduces the time that clubs spend processing and reviewing
contracts each month, streamlines contract management and reduces
paper storage expenses. CheckFree Contract Manager and the recently
introduced CheckFree Schedule Manager(TM), an online self-service
club activities reservation system, integrate fully with the
existing CheckFree Club Manager(TM) system. With the introduction
of these new products, CheckFree Health and Fitness meets the need
for personalized yet efficient service with an end-to-end scalable
software solution for health club management. "Creating and
reviewing contracts is critical to ensure efficient and accurate
processing of new members and fees, and provide proper
reimbursement to sales staff. Unfortunately the task can be
time-consuming and typically involves several members of the office
staff," said Matt McKernan, vice president and general manager of
CheckFree's Health & Fitness business unit. "CheckFree Contract
Manager automates this process and dramatically reduces the time it
takes to process new customers and payments, while reducing errors.
This helps a club focus resources where they are most beneficial --
on the members and customer service." Without CheckFree Contract
Manager, the back office staff would typically review thousands of
contracts manually each month. With the new solution, club
employees can focus more attention on important front-office
responsibilities and customer service. In addition to expediting
contract processing, using CheckFree Contract Manager eliminates
the need for physical filing systems. This can provide additional
real estate for members and reduce printing costs. A large health
club typically stores up to 5,000 member contracts at any given
time, which takes up expensive physical space. "In speaking with
fitness club executives nationwide, we have learned that reviewing
and processing contracts by hand requires the single largest time
investment of any back office task. There is a distinct need for an
electronic contract software system, such as CheckFree's Contract
Manager," said McKernan. "CheckFree is dedicated to offering
continued innovation and value to the health club industry, because
that is where we pioneered our electronic payment technologies
nearly 25 years ago. Now, by fully integrating CheckFree Contract
Manager with our CheckFree Club Manager(TM) system, clubs can
comprehensively manage membership contracts, facilitate electronic
payments, and automate more of the club management process." Key
benefits of CheckFree Contract Manager include: - Increased
Efficiencies -- Automation of contracts speeds processing times and
prevents errors, and allows staff in any club location to quickly
retrieve specific member contracts. Elimination of paper frees up
staff and physical space resources. - Flexibility -- Health clubs
can easily customize CheckFree Contract Manager to their unique
business rules. - Easy to use -- The software requires little
training and is designed for staff members with basic computer
knowledge. - Field Requirements -- CheckFree Contract Manager has
pre-set requirements for important field information, helping to
ensure that contracts are completed accurately and completely and
eliminating the need for a second round of member inquiries. -
Electronic Signatures -- The software can store signatures
electronically, which is a key ingredient to removing paper from
the equation. CheckFree Contract Manager is available immediately
and can be purchased by clubs of any size. For more information on
pricing and availability, call 800-242-9522 or e-mail . About
CheckFree Health & Fitness CheckFree Health & Fitness, a
business unit of CheckFree Corporation, has delivered targeted
applications designed to meet the operational, financial and
membership needs of the health and fitness industry since 1981. The
unit is the single source for improving cash flow, expediting
financials, and managing membership contracts and reservations.
CheckFree Health & Fitness' complete suite of solutions enables
clubs to grow and retain membership while helping to minimize
day-to-day costs. About CheckFree ( http://www.checkfreecorp.com/ )
Founded in 1981, CheckFree Corporation (NASDAQ:CKFR) provides
financial electronic commerce services and products to
organizations around the world. CheckFree Electronic Commerce
solutions enable thousands of financial services providers and
billers to offer their customers the convenience of receiving and
paying their household bills online or in person through retail
outlets. CheckFree Investment Services provides a broad range of
investment management solutions and outsourced services to
thousands of financial services organizations, which manage more
than $900 billion in assets. CheckFree Software develops, markets
and supports software applications that are used by financial
institutions to process more than two-thirds of the 10 billion
Automated Clearing House transactions in the United States. The
division also provides global trade processing, reconciliation,
financial messaging, compliance and electronic billing and
statement software to thousands of organizations across the globe.
DATASOURCE: CheckFree Health & Fitness CONTACT: Media, Judy
DeRango Wicks, +1-678-375-1595, or , or Investors, Tina Moore,
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site: http://www.checkfreecorp.com/
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