Destiny Health Selects ActiveHealth's Clinical Decision Support and Health Management Services.ActiveHealth is Helping to Improve Care and Reduce Costs for 50,000 Members of the Chicago-Based Provider of Wellness-Based Health Insurance NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- ActiveHealth Management (ActiveHealth[R]), a clinically-based, technologically-driven health management services company, today announced that Destiny Health, a Chicago-based provider of wellness-based health insurance, has selected several of ActiveHealth's clinically-based, technology-driven health management services. ActiveHealth's CareEngine[R], Informed Care Management disease management, Utilization Management Utilization management is the evaluation of the appropriateness, medical need and efficiency of health care services procedures and facilities according to established criteria or guidelines and under the provisions of an applicable health benefits plan. , Case Management and Maternity MATERNITY. The state or condition of a mother. 2. It is either legitimate or natural. The former is the condition of the mother who has given birth to legitimate children, while the latter is the condition of her who has given birth to illegitimate children. Management services are helping Destiny Health's 50,000 members improve their healthcare and reduce medical costs. "Destiny Health's focus on providing superior member care services led us to our decision to partner with ActiveHealth, known for its clinical expertise, member-centric disease management and ability to pinpoint opportunities to improve care," said Arthur Carlos, President and 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 Destiny Health. "Our members will also benefit from ActiveHealth's ability to actively engage members and their doctors with highly-specific, targeted information that enables the best, most informed medical decisions." Members of The Destiny Health Empowerment Plan[TM] who have chronic conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure, can take advantage of Informed Care Management (ICM ICM Intercom ICM Integrated Crop Management ICM International Congress of Mathematicians ICM Information Classification and Management ICM Intelligent Contact Management (Cisco) ICM International Creative Management ), ActiveHealth's member-centric approach to disease management. The program, which is powered by CareEngine[R], identifies members who can benefit the most from disease management and provides them with personal health coaching by experienced disease management nurses. These nurses focus on the member's full clinical profile, including all conditions and associated health risks and opportunities. The nurses use information from CareEngine[R] and a workflow tool called ActiveAdvice[R] to perform health assessments and develop personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. care plans. ActiveHealth's Maternity Management program provides similar services, with a focus on supporting healthy pregnancies and reducing the risks and costs associated with premature birth premature birth Birth less than 37 weeks after conception. Infants born as early as 23–24 weeks may survive but many face lifelong disabilities (e.g., cerebral palsy, blindness, deafness). and complications of pregnancy Complications of pregnancy are the symptoms and problems that are associated with pregnancy. There are both routine problems and serious, even potentially fatal problems. The routine problems are normal complications, and pose no significant danger to either the woman or the fetus. . ActiveHealth's CareEngine[R] System is a patented, clinical decision support technology. CareEngine[R] System scans Destiny Health Empowerment Plan members' medical, pharmacy and lab claims and compares the information against the latest findings in evidence-based literature to identify individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. , actionable Giving sufficient legal grounds for a lawsuit; giving rise to a Cause of Action. An act, event, or occurrence is said to be actionable when there are legal grounds for basing a lawsuit on it. opportunities to improve care. When opportunities are discovered, confidential clinical alerts called Care Considerations are sent to members and their doctors. "Destiny Health's selection of ActiveHealth validates our unique combination of clinical decision support and disease management technologies," said Lonny Reisman, MD, CEO of ActiveHealth. "We are honored to have been selected and are confident our services will eliminate gaps in care and improve clinical outcomes for Destiny Health members, leading to significant reductions in medical costs." About Destiny Health Destiny Health's innovative wellness-based healthcare plan is designed to make people healthier and enhance and protect their lives, by balancing health insurance coverage with incentives that motivate active participation in healthcare and reward healthy behaviors. Destiny Health's wellness-based strategy is modeled after Destiny Health's parent company, Discovery Holdings Ltd., an international life and health insurance company that has successfully enrolled over two million members in its health plan since 1992. Combined, Destiny Health and Discovery are the largest providers of wellness-based healthcare plans in the world. Destiny Health has forged partnerships with some of the most respected and recognized names in the health and wellness field to help extend the reach of its wellness-based health plan. Members of The Destiny Health Empowerment Plan enjoy robust perks perk 1 v. perked, perk·ing, perks v.intr. 1. To stick up or jut out: dogs' ears that perk. 2. To carry oneself in a lively and jaunty manner. through partnerships with Life Time Fitness, Curves and other regional and local fitness facilities. To learn more, visit www.destinyhealth.com. About ActiveHealth Management ActiveHealth Management is a clinically-based, technology-driven health management services company. Health plans, employers and government payors rely on ActiveHealth's CareEngine[R] System Clinical Decision Support, Disease Management, Health Management and Data Analytics solutions to improve care for those most in need, prevent medical errors, reduce hospitalizations and lower medical costs. Over 14.5 million people nationwide have benefited from programs powered by ActiveHealth's patented CareEngine([R]) System. Founded in 1998, ActiveHealth is headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. with offices in Cleveland, Chicago and Chantilly, Virginia Chantilly is an unincorporated community located in western Fairfax County and southeastern Loudoun County of Northern Virginia. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census designated place (CDP), the community population was 41,041 as of the 2000 census. . For more information, please visit www.activehealth.net. ActiveHealth[R] and CareEngine[R] are registered marks of ActiveHealth Management, Inc. |
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