APS Healthcare to Provide Utilization Review Services for Alabama Medicaid
Posted on: Tuesday, 12 June 2007, 12:00 CDT
APS Healthcare, one of the country's leading specialty healthcare companies, announced today that it has received a contract to provide utilization review services for the Alabama Medicaid Agency. Under the contract, APS will perform prior authorization review and associated medical criteria development; long-term care utilization review, including hospice pre-certification, hospice concurrent review and retrospective review of institutional admissions; and quality and outcome review.
"We are excited to partner with the Alabama Medicaid Agency on its utilization management program," said David Hunsaker, president, APS' Public Programs division. "With this program, APS will ensure that Medicaid participants in Alabama receive the quality healthcare they need."
APS Public Programs, a division of APS Healthcare, is one of the country's leaders in providing services to Medicaid programs and currently serves clients representing more than 40 percent of the nation's Medicaid population. In addition to population health, wellness and disease management programs, APS provides Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-designated quality improvement organization (QIO) services, external quality review organization (EQRO) services, behavioral health and other community-based government programs in more than 20 states.
About APS
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. APS offers customized, integrated healthcare solutions across two major healthcare product lines -- care management and behavioral health services. 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.
Source: Business Wire
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