Saint Agnes Medical Center and Anthem Blue Cross announced a new, multi-year provider network agreement. The agreement secures long-term access to affordable health care for Saint Agnes patients covered by Anthem health plans.
As part of the agreement, the two organizations will accelerate their collaboration on several innovative initiatives, including advance data connectivity and value-based care (VBC) models designed to improve health outcomes and better control costs of care for Saint Agnes patients covered by Anthem health plans.
Saint Agnes and Anthem will incorporate the Epic Payer Platform into regular operations, a technology that will streamline secure patient data flow between the organizations, bolster operational efficiency, accelerate approval processes and improve patient outcomes. The platform’s Clinical Data Exchange simplifies processes and reduces administrative burden for medical teams, allowing doctors to spend less time doing paperwork and more time treating patients.
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“We are pleased that an agreement with Anthem could be reached without disruption to patient care,” said Odette Bolano, President and CEO Trinity Health West Region. “Saint Agnes looks forward to our continued partnership with Anthem in serving our communities with the high-quality care people need and trust.”
While Saint Agnes and Anthem have long partnered on VBC delivery and quality-based payment models, the new agreement expands that work to include Anthem’s advanced VBC methodology. This represents further progress in moving toward healthcare models that align payment with improved health outcomes and reduced cost trends.
“We are pleased to continue our partnership with Saint Agnes and this new agreement demonstrates the strong commitment by both organizations to deliver access to high-quality, affordable care for the members we mutually serve in Fresno County,” said Beth Andersen, president of Anthem Blue Cross.
Saint Agnes Medical Center has built its 95-year healing legacy on caring for Central Valley residents with the highest level of compassion and quality. The 436-bed acute care hospital is well respected for its clinical and service excellence. With the growth of Saint Agnes Care a nonprofit subsidiary of Saint Agnes Medical Center comprised of primary, specialty and urgent care clinics – we continue our mission to combine the most advanced technology with the expertise of top-ranked physicians and staff to improve accessibility to care and meet the Valley’s growing and diverse health care needs.
SOURCE : BusinessWire