AmeriChoice Launches Innovative Health Care Services for Middle Tennessee TennCare Beneficiaries.NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- AmeriChoice: * New program designed to improve quality of care and health * More than 4,000 providers and 40 hospitals, including the Vanderbilt and HCA HCA, n.pr See acid, hydroxycitric. systems, available to members * Coordinated delivery of service provides greater access to high-quality care * Strong commitment to the member and the community Leveraging 12 years of experience serving the TennCare program, AmeriChoice by UnitedHealthcare yesterday began offering 174,000 TennCare beneficiaries in Middle Tennessee “Middle Tennessee” redirects here. For the university in Murfreesboro, see Middle Tennessee State University. Middle Tennessee is a distinct portion of the state of Tennessee, delineated according to law as well as custom. its innovative approach to health care services and special programs designed to improve the health and the quality of life of its members. AmeriChoice TennCare members have access to a growing network of more than 4,000 health care providers and more than 40 hospitals in the 39-county Middle Tennessee service area, including Vanderbilt University Medical Center The Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a collection of several hospitals and clinics associated with Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. It comprises the following units:[2]
Members will benefit from a number of innovative health plan programs, including the unique AmeriChoice Personal Care Model[TM], a holistic approach holistic approach A term used in alternative health for a philosophical approach to health care, in which the entire Pt is evaluated and treated. See Alternative medicine, Holistic medicine. to health care service coordination service coordination Case management, see there that takes into account environmental factors that affect an individual's health, and a toll-free 24/7 number that will connect members directly to a registered nurse. The new AmeriChoice health plan combines its own expertise and dedication to improving health care for underserved, economically disadvantaged, and vulnerable individuals with the resources of its parent, UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation's leading and most innovative health and well-being companies. Members with acute and chronic conditions have access to AmeriChoice's National Committee for Quality Assurance National Committee for Quality Assurance Medical practice A private, not-for-profit organization which has become the leading accreditor of managed care plans; in site visits, NCQA reviewers evaluate a managed care plan in terms of quality management, physicians' (NCQA NCQA National Committee on Quality Assurance, see there ) accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. disease management programs and its Healthy First Steps[TM] prenatal and postpartum care program for women with high risk pregnancies. Eric Paul, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AmeriChoice Tennessee, said, "We will be working with a broad network of community-based organizations and providers to facilitate the highest quality of care possible and address the serious health problems of our members." Dr. David O. Hollis, Chief Medical Officer of AmeriChoice Tennessee, who is the former Medical Director of TennCare, said, "AmeriChoice is excited to be able to offer our innovative approach to health care services to the TennCare program and its beneficiaries in Middle Tennessee." According to United Health Foundation's America's Health Rankings[TM], Tennessee has one of the highest rates of preterm preterm /pre·term/ (-term´) before completion of the full term; said of pregnancy or of an infant. pre·term adj. and low birth weight babies in the nation, a high rate of diabetes and a large smoking population. Tennessee also ranks sixth in the nation for obesity. The AmeriChoice TennCare program will operate from offices in Brentwood, Chattanooga, Kingsport and Knoxville with approximately 150 employees. In addition to its new members in Middle Tennessee, AmeriChoice has served 78,000 TennCare beneficiaries in East Tennessee who formerly belonged to the John Deere Health Plan since 1995. About AmeriChoice Since 1989, AmeriChoice has been exclusively committed to serving beneficiaries of Medicaid and other public sector health care programs and has earned a reputation as an innovative developer of solutions for states to provide more accessible and affordable and sustainable health care for their most vulnerable citizens. As the public-sector health care unit of UnitedHealth Group, AmeriChoice serves nearly 1.4 million members in health plans in 13 states, and provides disease management services for three states. |
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