DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Premier Patient Health Care, an accountable care organization (ACO) and a network of more than 350 physicians in North Texas, and Cigna-HealthSpring, a leading health service company serving Medicare and Medicaid customers, are working together to deliver more affordable and higher quality care through a new agreement that will become effective September 1, 2015.
“By making the connection between incentive-based care with resources designed to improve patient health, we can help Premier Patient Health Care physicians make health care more affordable to our North Texas customers,” said Jay Hurt, president and general manager for Cigna-HealthSpring’s Texas market. “Together, we can create a better customer experience and enable physicians to focus more of their time on helping patients and less on administrative tasks.”
Cigna-HealthSpring’s physician engagement model has pioneered the strategies of pay-for-performance partnerships in working alongside health care professionals to tailor incentives and solutions specific to the needs of the Medicare population. NCQA data reveals that in comparison to other health plans, Cigna-HealthSpring customers are more likely to receive preventive health care. Focusing on preventive care can help doctors diagnose health conditions early and create the opportunity to make healthy changes.1
“It’s important for people to be proactive and visit their physicians to receive preventive care, especially as we get older. At Premier, we bring together a care team comprised of multiple health care providers all working together to keep the patients healthy,” said Anwar Kazi, CEO of Sybrid Health, managing partner of Premier Patient Health Care. “Cigna-HealthSpring’s resources and services align both physician care and the coordination and operational infrastructure necessary to deliver the highest quality care possible.”
Cigna-HealthSpring works with health care professionals to deliver quality care, shares actionable health data and performance reports, and provides clinical resources to support greater care coordination. Cigna-HealthSpring also offers physician groups management and administrative support to help their practices operate more efficiently and effectively. In North Texas, Cigna-HealthSpring has been working with health care professionals through physician engagement programs to achieve results for better health outcomes since 2010.
About Cigna-HealthSpring
Cigna-HealthSpring, a Cigna company (NYSE:CI), is one of the country's leading health plans focused on delivering care to the senior population, predominately through Medicare Advantage and other Medicare and Medicaid products. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Cigna-HealthSpring offers a national stand-alone prescription drug plan and operates health plans in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.cignahealthspring.com.
About Premier Patient Health Care, LLC
Premier is an independent physician organization that has served the Dallas / Fort Worth area since 2013. Premier offers Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Primary Care and Specialty Care services. Its vision is to “create and sustain a thriving healthcare ecosystem that promotes successful, independent physicians, strengthens the patient-physician relationship and improves patient satisfaction and healthcare outcomes through quality, compassionate, coordinated care.” Visit www.premierphc.com for more information.
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1 Results are for year 2013 and reflect the percentage difference between Cigna-HealthSpring customers enrolled in our Partnership for Quality program and Standards of Healthcare data which are based on HMO Medicare customer data collected by the NCQA.
