American Hospital Association Endorses "NAVIGO" by Magellan Health Services.Suite of behavioral health Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or services to boost hospital and health care employees' wellness and productivity AVON, Conn. -- Magellan Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract today announced that it has received exclusive endorsement from the American Hospital Association American Hospital Association (AHA), n.pr a nonprofit national organization of individuals, institutions, and organizations engaged in direct patient care. The association works to promote the improvement of health care services. (AHA) for its NAVIGO suite of employee assistance, lifestyle coaching and productivity services. AHA Solutions, Inc. a subsidiary of the AHA, awards this endorsement to products and services that help member hospitals and health care organizations across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. achieve organizational excellence. The AHA selected Magellan for this exclusive endorsement based on the depth of Magellan's experience, success in promoting behavior change Behavior change refers to any transformation or modification of human behavior. Such changes can occur intentionally, through behavior modification, without intention, or change rapidly in situations of mental illness. , and targeted approach to optimizing hospital and health care employee performance. "The doctors, nurses and other caregivers in America's hospitals face a unique set of workplace challenges that impact their own health and well-being," said Andrew Schoneich, assistant vice president, Corporate Development for AHA Solutions. "NAVIGO will help hospital employees better handle these challenges, ultimately leading to improvements in the care we provide to the patients we serve." "We're delighted to have been selected for this endorsement," said Rick Lee, head of Magellan's Employer Solutions business unit. "Our NAVIGO services, including employee assistance, lifestyle coaching and multiple productivity-enhancing programs, have been specially customized for hospital and health care employees, because we believe it is essential that these caregivers - the ones upon whom others always rely for comfort and healing - can turn to an effective and tailored wellness support system of their own." About NAVIGO: Magellan developed the NAVIGO suite of services to help its employer clients optimize employee productivity and manage health care costs by mitigating behaviors that lead to loss of workplace productivity and costly, chronic health conditions. NAVIGO services include healthy lifestyle coaching, productivity consulting and resources in areas such as absence and disability management, new parent return to work support, and critical incident stress management Critical Incident Stress Management is an adaptive short term helping process that focuses solely on an immediate and identifiable problem to enable the individual(s) affected to return to their daily routine(s) more quickly and with a lessened likelihood of experiencing as well as traditional EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) A protocol that acts as a framework and transport for other authentication protocols. EAP uses its own start and end messages, but then carries any number of third-party messages between the client (supplicant) and access control services. A key component of NAVIGO is a participant-centric behaviorally based coaching methodology in which specially trained Magellan coaches apply scientifically based behavior modification behavior modification n. 1. The use of basic learning techniques, such as conditioning, biofeedback, reinforcement, or aversion therapy, to teach simple skills or alter undesirable behavior. 2. See behavior therapy. techniques to help members focus on modifying their health risks by setting and attaining small, incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. goals. About Magellan: Headquartered in Avon, Conn., Magellan Health Services (Nasdaq:MGLN) is a leading specialty health care management organization. The company manages behavioral health, radiology and specialty pharmaceutical benefits. Its customers include health plans, corporations, and government agencies and labor unions. Through its employer business segment, the company manages behavioral health care benefits for more than 14 million members. About AHA: The America Hospital Association (AHA) is a not-for-profit association of health care provider organizations and individuals that are committed to the health improvement of their communities. The AHA is the national advocate for its members, which includes more than 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks and other providers of care, and 37,000 individuals. Founded in 1898, the AHA provides education for health care leaders and is a source of information on health care issues and trends. About AHA Solutions, Inc. AHA Solutions, Inc. is a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association (AHA) whose purpose is to identify and/or develop products and services that help hospitals and health care organizations operate more effectively and efficiently. As the only area of the AHA with rights to award the AHA endorsement, the company relies on its due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. and health care industry knowledge to provide resource to health care leaders in the areas of patient flow, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , finance/revenue cycle management and technology. |
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