TAMPA, Fla., June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Integrated will hold an educational teleconference on Behavioral Integration from their Tampa, Florida office on Tuesday, June 28, 2005. The session will be hosted by Michael Forrester, Ph.D., Executive Vice President of Behavioral Services at Health Integrated, and John A. Gillespie, M.D., Vice President & Medical Director, BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York (HealthNow). Dr. Forrester will present the business case for behavioral integration, as well as the program specifics, via a webcast. Members with chronic diseases very often have behavioral health issues, and there is increasing recognition of the importance to manage members' health across their co-morbid conditions. Dr. Forrester has 20+ years' experience in managed behavioral healthcare and has collaborated successfully with many health plans in the design of their behavioral health programs.
The presentation will provide some insights into why many Health Plans have brought, or are considering bringing, the management of behavioral health services back in-house rather than continuing to carve them out. The presentation will highlight many changes that have occurred in the overall approach to delivering healthcare that has led to this development. Dr. Gillespie will be there to answer to how the program has worked for HealthNow to give attendees 'real-world' insight on its application.
A summary of the clinical, administrative, and other related improvements that will occur as a result of re-integrating behavioral health will also be provided. If you are interested in attending, please call toll-free 1-877-267-7577, select 1 and ext. 52314.
Health Integrated, Inc. is a privately held healthcare management corporation based in Tampa, Florida. It is a leading provider of comprehensive behavioral and medical care management programs that are patient-centric, based on evidence-based clinical guidelines and practices, and designed to improve population health status. Health Integrated is URAC Accredited for Case Management, Disease Management and Health Utilization Management programs, and has received National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient and Practitioner Oriented Accreditation for our award-winning Depression Disease Management Program.
For more information, call (877) 267-7577 or visit Health Integrated online at http://www.HealthIntegrated.com.
Contact: Lori Spaulding Marketing Coordinator Health Integrated, Inc. (877) 267-7577 x52314 lspaulding@healthintegrated.com
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Health Integrated, Inc.CONTACT: Lori Spaulding, Marketing Coordinator, Health Integrated, Inc.,+1-877-267-7577 x52314, lspaulding@healthintegrated.com
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