New Mexico Public Schools Insurance Authority Renews Care Management Agreement With Health Dialog
Posted on: Monday, 7 May 2007, 09:00 CDT
Health Dialog Services Corporation today announced it will continue providing whole person care management services, including Health Coaching support, to more than 60,000 employees and dependents of New Mexico Public Schools Insurance Authority (NMPSIA). NMPSIA is a group purchasing agent for nearly all New Mexico public schools, including 88 public school districts, 61 charter schools, and 14 post-secondary educational entities. The group began working with Health Dialog in July 2006.
Health Dialog Health Coaches, who are registered nurses, dieticians, and respiratory therapists, work with individuals and their family members telephonically and online to help them manage chronic conditions, significant medical decisions, and general health and wellness concerns. Using a Shared Decision-Making® approach, Health Coaches are available 24/7 to help individuals understand the total picture of their health, as well as risks, benefits, and outcomes of various treatment options, so they can gain the skills and self-reliance necessary to work more effectively with their physicians. As part of the Health Dialog program, individuals have access to award-winning educational resources in print, audio, video, and online.
"We are extremely pleased with Health Dialog's service delivery, integration, and coordination of our care management program," said Sammy J. Quintana, Executive Director for NMPSIA. "Our employees tell us they are quite pleased with their health coaching interactions, and continue to become better educated about taking a proactive role in their healthcare. Our continued collaboration with Health Dialog supports our mission to provide quality, cost-effective benefits to our employees."
"We are pleased to be members of the team that the NMPSIA leaders have assembled to help NMPSIA members better manage their health and healthcare," said George Bennett, Chairman and CEO, of Health Dialog.
About Health Dialog:
Health Dialog is a leading provider of care management services, including disease management, and is one of the fastest growing privately held firms in the U.S. The firm helps physician groups, health plans, and self-insured employers improve healthcare quality while reducing overall costs. The firm's services include analytic services and telephonic, online, and other care management support for individuals, payors, and physicians. Health Dialog helps individuals become more actively engaged in the management of their health and healthcare and have more effective relationships with their physicians. For more information about Health Dialog, please visit their website www.healthdialog.com.
About NMPSIA
NMPSIA was created by the New Mexico Legislature in 1986 to serve as a purchasing agency for public school districts, post-secondary educational entities and charter Schools. Through NMPSIA, member schools are provided the opportunity to offer unparalleled employee benefit and risk coverages. For more information about NMPSIA, please visit their website http://nmpsia.com.
Source: Business Wire
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