Access Health announces agreement with Virginia Trigon; Blue Cross Blue Shield to enroll members in Personal Health Advisor.RANCHO CORDOVA Rancho Cordova (răn`chō kôrdō`və), uninc. residential city (1990 pop. 48,731), Sacramento co., N Calif. A suburb of Sacramento, it experienced rapid growth in the late 20th cent. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 1995--Access Health, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ACCS ACCS Air Command and Control System (NATO) ACCS Advanced Cisco Campus Switching ACCS Association of Copyright for Computer Software ACCS Air Command & Control System ACCS Airborne Command & Control Squadron ) announced today an agreement with Virginia-based Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. to enroll 250,000 HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, members in Personal Health Advisor (PHA PHA abbr. phytohemagglutinin PHA phytohemagglutinin, a plant lectin. ). Beginning on Jan. 1, 1996, 28,000 members of Priority Health, an HMO recently acquired by Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield, will be enrolled in PHA. The rollout of the remaining HMO members will begin Feb. 1, 1996. Personal Health Advisor is a 24-hour, personal health management program providing health plan members with access to a broad range of healthcare information, enabling consumers to make more informed and appropriate healthcare decisions. Currently, there are more than 6.2 million members enrolled in Personal Health Advisor nationwide. "We are pleased to be providing Personal Health Advisor to Trigon health plan members," said Kenneth B. Plumlee, president and chief executive officer of Access Health, Inc. "We look forward to helping Trigon achieve their goals of enhancing member satisfaction and reducing healthcare costs." "Personal Health Advisor is consistent with the type of services we are proud to offer our members," said Teresa DiMarco, vice president of medical management for Trigon. "The program will help us provide our members with healthcare options that encourage them to take a more active role in their own healthcare, an ability that is important to us." Staffed by specially trained, registered nurses, Personal Health Advisor provides nursing assessment for immediate healthcare decisions, Health Counseling for more complex healthcare issues, assistance in selecting physicians and other providers, as well as prevention and health education information. Members also have access to its AudioHealth Library, which provides pre-recorded information and literature on more than 400 healthcare topics. Access Health, Inc. is the leading provider of personal health management services designed to help health plans, self-insured self-insured Self fund Health insurance adjective Referring to the practice of carrying an individual health insurance policy for oneself; self insurance is usually more expensive than group insurance employers and hospital-based delivery systems improve the quality of care, reduce costs, and improve member satisfaction. Its services include health information, prevention and care management programs designed to improve patient access and promote individual responsibility for managing health among consumers. Access Health is headquartered at 11020 White Rock Rd., Rancho Cordova, Calif., 95670. The phone number is 916/851-4000, fax is 916/852-3890 and on the World Wide Web at http://www.access-health.com. CONTACT: Access Health, Inc. David Pincus, 916/851-4000 or White & Company Laura Hawkins or Amy Moran Moran equitable councillor to King Feredach. [Irish Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 728] See : Justice , 415/274-8100 |
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