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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- (Business Wire)
Aetna (NYSE: AET),
Hill Physicians Medical Group, Inc., Dignity Health Medical Foundation
and Dignity Health hospitals today announced an accountable care
collaboration and the introduction of the Aetna Whole HealthSM product.
The new product, designed for businesses with employees who reside inSacramento,
San Joaquin, and Yolo Counties, will be available starting in April 2015.
An accountable care collaboration is a group of health care providers
who assume responsibility for the quality and cost of care for a group
of patients. Aetna members will receive an enhanced level of coordinated
care in addition to the member benefits of their current Aetna plan.
This new collaboration with Hill Physicians Inc. and Dignity Health will
provide coordinated care for Aetna members through more than 280 primary
care physicians, 837 specialists, 37 hospitals and 14 urgent care
facilities.
“Aetna is excited to collaborate with Hill Physicians and Dignity Health
to transform patient care and build a more effective, sustainable health
care delivery model in Northern California,” said Mark Reynolds, Aetna’s
president for Northern California. “Our accountable care agreement with
these two organizations will ensure that our members receive the care
that they need to help them live healthier, more productive lives.”
The accountable care collaboration gives employers better health care
options for their employees, and will feature a new model of health care
delivery designed to offer:
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Cost savings to employees who use providers in the accountable care
network;
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A more coordinated, personalized experience for patients; and
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Better health care outcomes.
“In a marketplace as dynamic as ours, it’s important to be innovative,”
said David Joyner, COO of Hill Physicians. “We’re very pleased that
Aetna chose Hill Physicians and Dignity for the launch of its Whole
Health product in northern California.”
New payment agreements reward improvements in quality and costs of
care
The agreement features a new payment model to reward Hill Physicians and
Dignity Health for meeting quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction
measures, including:
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The percentage of Aetna members who get recommended preventive care
and screenings;
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Better management of patients with chronic conditions, such as
diabetes and heart failure;
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Reductions in avoidable hospital readmission rates; and
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Reductions in emergency room visits.
“We are pleased to be a part of this new product with Aetna and Hill,”
said Joe Jasser, MD, President and CEO of Dignity Health Medical
Foundation. “We look forward to collaborating and coordinating to best
serve the members who select it.”
Aetna is working with health care organizations across the country to
develop products and services that support value-driven,
patient-centered care for all health care consumers. Nationally, more
than 2.3 million Aetna members are served by value-based health care
models.
About Hill Physicians Medical Group
Hill Physicians Medical Group is the largest independent physician
association in California and a recognized leader in innovative
healthcare, including successful Accountable Care Organization
arrangements for commercial populations. The Standards of Excellence
Program of the California Association of Physician Groups recognizes
Hill Physicians as a leader in patient-centered care, care management
practices, health information technology, accountability and
transparency. Committed to serving healthy lifestyles, Hill Physicians
Medical Group offers extensive health education services to its
patients, including wellness classes, health screenings and self-help
through its online information portal at www.HillPhysicians.com.
About Dignity Health
Dignity Health, one of the nation’s six largest health care systems, is
a 21-state network of nearly 9,000 physicians, 55,000 employees, and
more than 380 care centers, including hospitals, urgent and occupational
care, imaging centers, home health, and primary care clinics. Dignity
Health Medical Foundation, established in 1993, supports 13 medical
groups and imaging centers in Northern, Central and Southern California,
with 642 physicians. Headquartered in San Francisco, Dignity Health is
dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality and affordable
patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and
underserved. In 2013, Dignity Health provided nearly $1.7 billion in
charitable care and services. For more information, please visit our
website at www.dignityhealth.org.
About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits
companies, serving an estimated 45 million people with information and
resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health
care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional, voluntary and
consumer-directed health insurance products and related services,
including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and
disability plans, and medical management capabilities, Medicaid health
care management services, workers' compensation administrative services
and health information technology products and services. Aetna's
customers include employer groups, individuals, college students,
part-time and hourly workers, health plans, health care providers,
governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and
expatriates. For more information, see www.aetna.com
and learn
about how Aetna is helping to build a healthier world. @aetna
Contacts:
Aetna Media Contact:
Anjie Coplin, 214-200-8056
coplina@aetna.com
or
Hill
Physicians Inc. Media Contact:
Dan Robinson, 925-327-6731
Dan.Robinson@hpmg.com
or
Dignity
Health Media Contact:
Melissa Jue, 916-851-2052
Melissa.Jue@dignityhealth.org
Source: Aetna
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