Priority Health to Provide Zynx AmbulatoryCare(TM) to Michigan Physicians
Zynx Health, the leader in evidence-based healthcare, and Priority Health, one of Michigan’s largest commercial health plans, announced that they will conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of outpatient clinical decision support on patient care and adherence to pay-for-performance guidelines.
Priority Health will license Zynx AmbulatoryCare, a clinical decision support solution created exclusively for use in outpatient medical practices, to pilot this program with a number of physicians in western Michigan. Each physician in the pilot program will be using Zynx AmbulatoryCare to improve preventive care and chronic disease management. In many cases, Zynx AmbulatoryCare will be integrated with electronic health records software. Zynx AmbulatoryCare will provide clinicians with access to evidence-based order sets, health maintenance templates, and rules/alerts which cover more than 100 diseases and conditions.
“We applaud Priority Health for its leadership and commitment to improving the quality of ambulatory care for patients throughout Michigan,” said Derek Baird, director of product innovation for Zynx. “Health plans are increasingly interested in providing practices with quality improvement tools such as Zynx AmbulatoryCare, with some even offering additional compensation for the use of Zynx evidence-based clinical decision support.”
The results seen by these providers will be compared to those from a control population of clinics which are also using electronic medical record (EMR) systems but have not implemented Zynx AmbulatoryCare. Both clinical outcomes and processes of care will be compared between the control and intervention groups, with a focus on both health maintenance and disease management.
“We are excited to partner with our primary care providers and Zynx Health in order to evaluate the impact of evidence-based decision support at the point of care,” said Jennie Dulac, associate vice president of clinical programs at Priority Health.
Separately, Priority Health will be using Zynx AmbulatoryCare and ZynxEvidence(TM), an in-depth reference source for evidence-based quality improvement, to validate and develop quality improvement initiatives for the entire provider network.
About Zynx Health
Zynx Health, a subsidiary of Hearst Corporation, is the leading provider of evidence-based clinical decision support. Its team of physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals rigorously reviews the latest peer-reviewed literature to develop clinical summaries and distill evidence-based best practices that help improve the quality of patient care. More than 1,400 hospitals nationwide trust evidence-based decision support from Zynx Health to address regulatory initiatives, optimize pay-for-performance reimbursement, and measurably improve the quality and safety of patient care. For more information about Zynx Health, visit www.zynx.com or call 888.333.ZYNX (9969).
About Priority Health
Priority Health is a nationally recognized health plan company based in Michigan. It serves a half-million members with a broad portfolio of products including commercial and government health plans. A nonprofit dedicated to providing all people with access to affordable health care, Priority Health is Michigan’s top-rated health plan and ranks eleventh in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report and the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Priority Health employs 1,000 people throughout Michigan’s Lower Peninsula with offices in Grand Rapids, Farmington Hills, Holland, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Saginaw, and Traverse City. For more information about Priority Health, visit www.priorityhealth.com.