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Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Renews Disease Management Contract with McKesson Health SolutionsNovember 13, 2007 |
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BROOMFIELD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McKesson Health Solutions, a business unit of McKesson Corporation, and the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare have announced that the State has renewed its disease management and primary care case management programs. The renewal began Oct. 1, 2007 and lasts through June 30, 2009. The programs began on March 1, 2005. The programs will continue to provide services to about 290,000 eligible children and adults who live in the Commonwealth’s 42 mostly rural counties. Nursing staff helps those with asthma, diabetes, COPD, coronary artery disease and heart failure. “With DPW’s support, we’re making several significant changes that will help improve program outcomes. McKesson will utilize the community-based model that we’ve successfully employed with other Medicaid programs, more sophisticated predictive modeling and increased interaction with high-volume practices,” said Emad Rizk, M.D., president, McKesson Health Solutions. The current pay-for-performance (P4P) program will be expanded to include 27 new beneficiary-related measures to encourage provider participation. New P4P measures include:
Additional community-based interventions include McKesson nurses who will travel to the homes of beneficiaries to administer the disease management program. About McKesson Corporation McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 18th on the FORTUNE 500, is a healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes, and improving the quality and safety of patient care. McKesson is the longest-operating company in healthcare today, and will mark 175 years of continuous operations in 2008. Over the course of its history, McKesson has grown by providing pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients. For more information, visit www.mckesson.com.
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