America's Leading Not-For-Profit HMO Licenses DxCG Risk Adjustment Software.Business/Technology Editors and Health/Medical Writers WALTHAM, Mass.--(BW HealthWire)--Dec. 18, 2000 DxCG, Inc., the leading developer of diagnosis-based risk adjustment methodologies for the health care industry, today announced that Kaiser Foundation The mission of the Kaiser Foundation is to assist individuals and communities in preventing and reducing the harm associated with problem substance use and addictive behaviours. External links
n healthcare services combining the best of conventional and complementary health care. program. DxCG Software implements the Diagnostic Cost Group (DCG DCG - Definite Clause Grammar ) risk adjustment models. The DCG models create comprehensive clinical profiles and predict medical resource use at both the individual and group level. DCG models are used to develop health-based payment systems, identify opportunities for disease management, and compare practice patterns and outcomes. "Kaiser Permanente has long been a leader in risk adjustment," said Marilyn Schlein Kramer, President of DxCG, Inc. "We're delighted that they have decided to use the DCG models and the DxCG Software on a national basis. Kaiser Permanente joins a growing number of health plans and providers that have licensed DxCG Software for under age-65 populations." "Risk assessment tools facilitate the critical comparisons in both the Medicare and non-Medicare populations necessary to manage our organization," said Bruce Bowen Bruce Bowen Jr. (b. June 14 1971 in Merced, California) is an American professional National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player. The 6'7", 200 lbs. Bowen plays small forward for the San Antonio Spurs. , PhD, an executive consultant at Kaiser Permanente. "The ability to successfully compare information from our large databases helps us make better decisions regarding the delivery of quality health care to our members." About Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is America's leading integrated health care program. Founded in 1945, it is a not-for-profit, group-practice prepayment program with headquarters in Oakland, California. Kaiser Permanente serves the health care needs of 8.1 million members in 11 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . Today, it encompasses Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and their subsidiaries, and the Permanente Medical Groups. Kaiser Permanente also has an affiliation with Group Health Cooperative Group Health Cooperative, based in Seattle, Washington, is a consumer-governed nonprofit healthcare system. Established in 1947, it today provides coverage and care for about 540,000 people in Washington and Idaho and is one of the largest private employers in Washington. , based in Seattle. Nationwide, Kaiser Permanente includes about 90,000 technical, administrative and clerical employees and about 11,000 physicians representing all specialties. About DxCG, Inc. DxCG, Inc. develops state-of-the-art tools for measuring health status and predicting health care expense. Insurers, providers, employers and government agencies use DxCG(TM) products to improve the financing, delivery and management of health care. Founded by the developers of the Diagnostic Cost Group (DCG) methodology, DxCG is an international leader in risk adjustment. DxCG's 75 clients include the Health Care Financing Administration Health Care Financing Administration, n.pr department in the U.S. agency of Health and Human Services responsible for the oversight of the Medicaid and Medicare benefit programs, including guidelines, payment, and coverage policies. , which uses a DCG model to pay Medicare+Choice organizations. For more information about DxCG's products and services, visit us at www.dxcg.com. |
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