LAKE FOREST, Calif., May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Beech Street Corporation, the nation’s leading independently owned Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), has introduced a new comprehensive Disease Management program.
Through a partnership with Landacorp, a SHPS company, Beech Street’s total health and wellness management program assesses general health and manages chronic health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, and heart disease. Its goal is to engage the patient population that is not reached by traditional Utilization Management programs.
The Beech Street program provides personalized information and behavior modification tools customized to help individuals take control of particular conditions and live healthier lifestyles. Participants are furnished with materials including surveys, personalized feedback, home testing kits, provider materials, and seasonal newsletters.
A distinct advantage of the program is Beech Street’s nurse intervention practice for those patients at high risk due to chronic conditions. Nurses act as personal health trainers who support, educate, and empower participants to improve their ability to manage their health and improve their quality of life.
“The launch of our Disease Management Program provides our clients and their members a total solution to their healthcare management,” said Bill Hale, President and CEO of Beech Street Corporation. “Integrating Landacorp’s programs with Beech Street’s extensive nurse intervention capabilities enables us to take advantage of new opportunities to fulfill our promise of delivering value-added services and savings to our clients.”
About Landacorp
Landacorp is a SHPS Company. Its patient-focused solutions for health plans and healthcare delivery organizations include integrated predictive and interventional disease management programs and services, and comprehensive Internet- and Windows(R)-based medical management software that improve health outcomes while helping manage and prevent costs. SHPS, Inc. is an integrated health management provider headquartered in Louisville, KY. SHPS provides corporations and consumers with a single, comprehensive source of health management decision guidance that includes care management, benefit plan administration, insurance carrier management and spending account administration. The company serves more than 700 organizations, including more than 67 Fortune 500 companies. SHPS is a Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe company. WCAS is a private equity firm based in New York.
About Beech Street Corporation
Beech Street Corporation has over 50 years of reliable service in the healthcare industry and has a network of over 380,000 respected doctors, 3,500 hospitals and over 50,000 ancillary network providers. Beech Street provides services such as nationwide network access, URAC accredited and NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) certified healthcare management services, cost containment programs, a Disease Management program and a Workers’ Compensation program.
Beech Street Corporation
CONTACT: Mica Matvia of Beech Street Corporation, +1-949-672-1748,mica.matvia@beechstreet.com
