MKMG, Empire BlueCross launch enhanced care program
Officials at Mount Kisco Medical Group, a multispecialty physician group practice, and Empire BlueCross BlueShield, the state”™s largest health insurer, recently announced the start of their new collaboration through Empire”™s Enhanced Personal Health Care Program.
The agreement between the regional health care provider and the insurer aims to improve the health of Empire plan members through coordinated care and by improving efficiencies that help to avoid duplicative services, unnecessary emergency room visits and preventable hospital admissions.
Mount Kisco Medical Group”™s care management team will develop individualized care plans for patients with chronic or complex conditions and continuously monitor patients”™ health according to tested guidelines for care and services. The care management team is trained to provide health education, care transition assistance and other services to all Empire members in addition to intensive case management.
The agreement covers approximately 22,000 members of Empire commercial plans.
“We are very excited about this new collaboration with Mount Kisco Medical Group and believe it will generate innovative approaches to population management through information sharing and tools to support the coordination of patient care,” said Brian Griffin, president and CEO of Empire BlueCross BlueShield, in the announcement.
Dr. Scott D. Hayworth, president and CEO of Mount Kisco Medical Group, in a statement said the rapidly changing health care environment makes it “critical for physician organizations to work with strategic partners in order to provide high quality and value to patients.”