Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana Selects ParadigmHealth for Neonatal Intensive Care Management Services
Posted on: Friday, 12 August 2005, 09:00 CDT
ParadigmHealth today announced a new 3-year agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana (BCBSMT) to offer its Neonatal Intensive Care Management Services to the plan's commercial members. A leading disease management company focused on improving the lives of intensive and clinically complex patients and their families, ParadigmHealth began providing neonatal intensive care management services to BCBSMT members in March.
"We are pleased about our partnership with ParadigmHealth because it allows us to bring a valuable case management service to our members with premature or critical newborns. Our Montana hospitals with Neonatal Intensive Care units take great care of these babies, and this partnership with ParadigmHealth will compliment the health care provided to our members in Montana," said Dr. Fred Olsen, BCBSMT's Chief Medical Officer.
"More importantly, ParadigmHealth has registered nurses across the United States, so BCBSMT can offer on-site case management in any of the larger cities, such as Seattle, Denver, or Salt Lake City, where our member's premature or critical babies might be transferred for neonatal intensive care. This on-site service will be a valuable resource for the baby's family," he said.
Under the agreement, ParadigmHealth works closely with BCBSMT members, their nurses, and attending physicians to promote superior medical outcomes for premature and medically complex newborns in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) and special care nurseries. The leading provider of care management services for premature and medically complex infants, ParadigmHealth has managed over 50,000 infants since 1991.
"We are pleased that BCBSMT has recognized the value proposition that our patient-centered care management and experienced NICU registered nurses brings to their members and providers," says John Penrose, CEO of ParadigmHealth. "We look forward to supporting their neonatal population to achieve superior medical outcomes and ensure strong parental education and support."
ParadigmHealth's programs focus on the management of the most clinically complex, highest cost medical events, including individuals with end stage illnesses, severe burns, multiple trauma, brain and spinal cord injuries, and infants in neonatal intensive care units. The company is also committed to utilizing its web-based technology to assist its clients with the identification, risk stratification, triage and management of their members involved in internal and outsourced disease management programs.
About Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana
Blue Cross Blue and Shield of Montana, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, is Montana's leading health services corporation. Headquartered in Helena, MT, it serves more than 240,000 members and over 140,000 Medicare recipients. Its provider network consists of partnerships with more than 1,700 licensed, Montana physicians, all 59 acute general hospitals in Montana, and 2,400 allied health care professionals. More information is available at www.bluecrossmontana.com.
About ParadigmHealth
ParadigmHealth is a leading provider of disease management services for intensive and clinically complex patients. The company improves the lives of patients and their families by utilizing their Systematic Care Management(SM) process and focuses on the identification, risk stratification, triage and onsite management of the highest cost and most clinically complex medical events. For more information, visit www.paradigmhealth.com.
Source: Business Wire
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