WAYNE, Pa., March 9, 2009 -- MEDecision, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative health care management solutions, today announced that its Alineo™ collaborative health care management platform was successfully deployed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota (BCBSMN). The insurer implemented the technology to streamline care management efforts for about 1.4 million of its members.
BCBSMN is primarily utilizing Alineo to facilitate Whole Person Health Support, a recently launched initiative that identifies opportunities to improve members' health status and reduce health care costs by assessing such factors as known gaps in care, the member's ability to work more closely with their provider and the member's likelihood to engage in interventions. Alineo provides BCBSMN with a platform that supports their strengthened case and disease management capabilities necessary for the new Whole Person Health Support model.
"We believe strongly in an integrated approach to serving our members' health needs across a spectrum of care from prevention to end of life," said Lori Hough, vice president of consumer health, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. "Alineo is the technical resource we need to execute this approach. It gives us state-of-the-art technology, yet it is simple to use and understand, and its flexibility will enable it to grow and adapt as our member and customer needs change going forward."
Through an innovative member-centric approach, Alineo addresses case management, disease management and utilization management by analyzing, applying and automating payer-driven best practices. Alineo enables health plans to streamline operational efficiencies, reduce waste and increase care quality by helping them enhance business agility, control costs and optimally manage risk and compliance.
"Alineo offers some of the most advanced care management technology currently available, which makes it the ideal resource for the Whole Person Health Support initiative," said MEDecision Founder and CEO David St.Clair. "We're very...
