McKesson Corporation Selected by New York's GHI to Supply Triage, Disease Management Services for Medicare+Choice Program; Provides DM, Nurse Triage, Health Risk Assessment to Medicare+Choice Clients.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BROOMFIELD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2003 McKesson Health Solutions, a business unit of McKesson Corporation, will provide disease management services, 24x7 nurse triage triage Division of patients for priority of care, usually into three categories: those who will not survive even with treatment; those who will survive without treatment; and those whose survival depends on treatment. , and health risk assessments for GHI GHI Group Health Incorporated (HMO) GHI German Historical Institute (Washington, DC) GHI Ghost Hunters International GHI Geohazards International GHI Gustav Heinemann-Initiative Medicare Choice PPO PPO abbr. preferred provider organization PPO Managed care Preferred provider organization, see there Infectious disease Pleuropneumonia-like organism, see there subscribers. The disease management program begins in May. McKesson will provide heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease n. Abbr. COPD A chronic lung disease, such as asthma or emphysema, in which breathing becomes slowed or forced. , and diabetes disease management services, as well as 24x7 nurse triage, to GHI Medicare Choice PPO members. GHI was chosen by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), previously known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) that administers the Medicare program and to participate in the Medicare+Choice PPO Demonstration program and began offering GHI Medicare Choice PPO on March 1, 2003. "This project gives McKesson the opportunity to once again demonstrate our nurse triage and disease management program expertise for elderly and disabled populations. These programs can help improve outcomes for individuals who have chronic conditions," said Derek Smith Derek Smith can refer to any of the following people
All members who participate in the GHI Medicare Choice PPO program receive a welcome call from a registered nurse and are asked to complete a Health Risk Assessment to help ensure that members are enrolled in the correct disease management program, as appropriate. After enrollment in a disease management program, a registered nurse makes regular contact with the member to monitor his or her chronic illness, to teach disease education modules and to help the member develop self-management skills "GHI Medicare Choice PPO is another example of GHI's commitment to providing access to affordable, quality health care benefits," said Aran Ron, M.D., senior vice president and chief medical officer at GHI. "We look forward to enhancing our services through our relationship with McKesson." About GHI GHI is a statewide not-for-profit health insurer serving New Yorkers since 1937. GHI and its wholly-owned subsidiary, GHI 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, , provide health insurance and administrative services to more than 2.5 million people. GHI offers customers a variety of medical, hospital, dental, prescription drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, , and vision options, as well as administrative-services-only arrangements. Acquired by GHI in 1999, GHI HMO, is a health maintenance organization (HMO) serving approximately 33,000 individuals in 28 eastern 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 counties. About McKesson Corporation McKesson Corporation is the leading provider of supply, information and care management products and services designed to reduce costs and improve quality across healthcare. Founded in 1833, with annual revenues of more than US$50 billion, McKesson ranks as the 20th-largest industrial company in 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. . The McKesson Health Solutions business unit offers integrated technologies and services for the payor, provider and pharmaceutical manufacturer markets. The CareEnhance(SM) Services division provides call center and online programs for disease management, nurse triage, early identification and referrals. The CareEnhance(TM) Products division supplies workflow technology that facilitates case, disease and utilization management; business intelligence tools for measuring, reporting, and improving clinical and financial performance; and InterQual(R) Criteria for clinical decision support. The Specialty Pharmaceutical division supplies multiple channels with services for specialty product dispensing, reimbursement, patient support and compliance, and wholesale distribution. |
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