Oklahoma Health Care Authority Selects APS Healthcare to Administer Medical and Quality Review Services; APS Healthcare Expands Reach in Oklahoma with New Contract.SILVER SPRING, Md. -- APS Healthcare, one of the country's leading specialty healthcare companies, today announced that it has been selected by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA OHCA Oklahoma Health Care Authority OHCA Organized Health Care Arrangement OHCA Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest OHCA Oregon Health Care Association OHCA Otter Hound Club of America OHCA Oregon Historic Cemeteries Association Inc. ) to provide 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. services for the state's 600,000 SoonerCare (Medicaid) members. This contract represents a significant expansion of APS' relationship with Oklahoma, where APS has been providing informatics consulting services since 2002. E[acute accent acute accent n. A mark (´) indicating: a. that a vowel is close or tense, as é in French été. b. that a vowel or syllable has a high or rising pitch, as in Chinese or Ancient Greek. c. ]"We are excited about our new partnership with APS," said Mike Fogarty, 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 OHCA. "APS' strong experience with other Medicaid programs shows that they understand the challenges that states are facing. I am confident that APS will work with us to ensure that our SoonerCare program reaches a high level of excellence." E[acute accent]"We are eager to work with OHCA to ensure Oklahoma's Medicaid members receive the quality healthcare they need," said David Hunsaker, president, APS' Public Programs division. "By ensuring SoonerCare members receive high quality healthcare and offering state-of-the-art health information technology for efficient decision support, we will help the state better manage overall healthcare resources." E[acute accent]APS is one of the country's leaders in providing services to Medicaid programs and currently serves clients representing more than 30 percent of the nation's Medicaid population. The Oklahoma utilization management contract builds on APS' core strength of combining informatics services, market leading technology and a clinically solid local delivery model to deliver programs that improve quality of care. E[acute accent]"The expansion of our relationship with Oklahoma confirms that APS is a leader in providing customized services to state Medicaid programs," said Eileen Auen, CEO, APS. "We are looking forward to strengthening our association with the state of Oklahoma." E[acute accent]The agreement took effect July 1, 2006, and will be administered out of APS' Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm service center. E[acute accent]About APS E[acute accent]APS Healthcare, headquartered in Silver Spring, Md., is a leading provider of specialty healthcare solutions that cover more than 20 million members 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. and Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. . APS offers customized, integrated healthcare solutions across three major healthcare product lines - health management services, 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, and quality improvement programs. APS operates under the belief that managing healthcare for the mind and body improves overall health and reduces total healthcare spending. For more information, visit www.apshealthcare.com. |
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