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PITTSBURGH, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UPMC Health Plan will award a grant to Wesley Spectrum Services to expand We Can!( )Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition(® )health resources and programming for students attending Wesley Spectrum's Academy and Integrated Services schools, located in Upper St. Clair, Pa. Teachers at the Wesley Spectrum Services' Academy and Integrated Services schools will be trained on how to implement We Can! programming in a structured school...
New Plan Incentivizes Healthier Lifestyle Choices PITTSBURGH, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UPMC Health Plan is introducing a new option for its UPMC Individual Advantage plan that is designed to incentivize members to make healthier lifestyle choices by rewarding them for taking care of their health. Members who enroll in the Goals Plan will be able to earn money in a health incentive account (HIA) when they participate in various healthy activities. The money is funded by UPMC...
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Filling the unmet medical needs of adults with serious mental illness is the goal of a pilot program from the UPMC Center for High-Value Health Care, which has been approved for a research award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The Center for High-Value Health Care, which is housed under the UPMC Insurance Services Division, was one of 25 health-related agencies approved for funding from PCORI to advance that...
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- An on-site health coach may sound like a "luxury," for most businesses, but UPMC Health Plan is making it an affordable benefit option for companies of all sizes through a pilot program titled, MyHealth Coach @ Work. Confluence, a global leader in investment data management automation headquartered in Pittsburgh, this fall became the first local company to participate in MyHealth Coach @ Work. A UPMC Health Plan health coach works with...
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UPMC Health Plan is offering federal and postal employees a suite of options that promotes health and wellness while also improving employee productivity. Through the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (FEHBP), employees and retirees will be able to select UPMC HealthyU, a next-generation health plan with a healthy lifestyle rewards program that gives employees the opportunity to earn money into a Health Incentive Account (HIA). This...
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is developing a free mobile application to be used in Pittsburgh's parks. Funding is being provided by UPMC Health Plan and the app will be designed by the Pittsburgh-based firm Deeplocal. The app will provide information to help users navigate and enjoy Pittsburgh's five largest city parks: Schenley, Frick, Highland, Riverview and Emerald View. The app will be in the testing phase this fall and winter,...
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UPMC Health Plan has once again been recognized for call center excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Call Center Certification Program(SM). To become certified, UPMC Health Plan's call center successfully passed a detailed audit of more than 100 practices that encompass the call center's recruiting, training, employee incentives, management roles and responsibilities, and quality assurance capabilities. J.D. Power and...
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For its innovative programs that promote a healthy workplace and for helping employees and their families make better choices about their own health and well-being, UPMC Health Plan and UPMC were given the Platinum Award from the National Business Group on Health (NBGH) for a fourth consecutive year. UPMC Health Plan and UPMC earned the recognition for delivering innovative and comprehensive health management programs and services through...
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Principal Guest Conductor Leonard Slatkin will lead the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) in a weekend of BNY Mellon Grand Classics concerts that feature the world premiere of Arlington Sons, an innovative work believed to be the first vocal piece written for a father and son. The concerts begin at 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 5, and Saturday, Oct. 6, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7, at Heinz Hall. Tickets, ranging from $20 to $93,...
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UPMC Health Plan's new mobile phone application places your health information in the palm of your hand. The new app - which is now available - allows commercial insurance members who download it to their smartphones to gain access to virtual member ID cards, a mobile Personal Health Record, and contact information for recently visited providers from a personalized list. Members will also have the ability to check the status of their claims,...
