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N.C. Health Plan Selects ActiveHealth for Wellness Initiative

ActiveHealth’s CareEngine system will power the disease management and wellness programs for the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees' NC HealthSmart initiative

North Carolina's State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees, headquartered in Durham, N.C., has selected New York-based ActiveHealth Management to provide disease management, case management and wellness services for its members beginning January 1.

ActiveHealth’s CareEngine system will power the disease management and wellness programs for the plan's NC HealthSmart initiative. ActiveHealth will work with provider groups and networks across the state to integrate a patient-centered medical home model of care for members. Providers and groups that engage in the PCMH model will have access to a set of online tools through Active CareTeam — they will be able to access patient information, including data from electronic medical records, lab tests, clinical alerts and pharmacy data, and communicate with other clinicians on a member’s care team.

“Improving the quality of health for our members requires change on an individual level and throughout the health care delivery system,” Jack W. Walker, PhD, executive administrator for the plan, says in a statement. “ActiveHealth will help drive our transformation, supporting and empowering physicians who are offering or are interested in implementing a community-based PCMH model. This includes the delivery of case management and disease management services through the practices.”

Nathan Golia is senior editor of Insurance & Technology. He joined the publication in 2010 as associate editor and covers all aspects of the nexus between insurance and information technology, including mobility, distribution, core systems, customer interaction, and risk ... View Full Bio

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