COLUMBUS, Ohio and WILMINGTON, N.C., July 8, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- OBHPN announced today a strategic partnership with
Alera Health to transition OBHPN to a state-wide clinically
integrated network system of care. The support provided by Alera
Health will further empower the OBHPN network to improve quality
and cost efficiency in the delivery of whole-person care for
Ohioans diagnosed with primary or secondary behavioral health
conditions. Through this partnership, Alera Health will provide
OBHPN with the infrastructure needed to continue moving toward
population health management. Long underserved, the population of
patients treated by the OBHPN network has unique complex
behavioral, medical, and social needs that require a prominent
level of data analysis, resources, and care coordination to attain
and sustain improved health outcomes across the spectrum of
care.
Through their ONEcare network model, Alera Health
specializes in developing and supporting networks, like OBHPN, with
data analysis and practice integration, clinical and operational
process improvement, referrals and care coordination, and remote
patient engagement. ONEcare networks are self-governed and utilize
a highly collaborative and transparent governance model to
standardize network practices. The ONEcare network model will
create an opportunity for effective and efficient negotiations of
value-based agreements that recognize and incentivize increasing
access to care, assertive outreach to patients, improving patient
satisfaction, preventative care, and avoidance of unnecessary
health costs.
With a specific focus on integrating behavioral health and
primary care services provided by hospitals, Certified Community
Behavioral Health Centers (CCBHCs), Federally Qualified Health
Centers (FQHCs), and social service providers, ONEcare network
partners leverage data-informed technology to ensure that every
patient receives timely and effective treatment from a team of
clinical experts, including care coordinators and peer support
specialists, practicing integrated whole-person care. By minimizing
confusion and opening lines of communication between providers,
patients feel supported in seeking and continuing their behavioral
health and medical treatment.
"Since its creation seven years ago, OBHPN has grown and
learned so much about what it means to partner across the
continuum-of-care, how to leverage data to inform and improve a
population's health, and how to responsibly manage total cost of
care," states Eric Morse, CEO of The
Centers and Chair of the OBHPN Board. "OBHPN is ready to take
another step towards the future – a future where patients with
behavioral health concerns can expect to be treated with care and
respect and where behavioral health providers are recognized for
the extremely valuable role, they play in providing whole-person,
integrated care. OBHPN believes that the partnership with Alera
Health will provide us with the experienced contracting, data, and
care coordination support that we need to take this next step." Mr.
Morse also thanked several of the state's progressive managed care
organizations for supporting OBHPN's transition, both
programmatically and financially.
"With behavioral health driving medical costs 3.5x higher than
normal, we believe the only sustainable solution is to build
communities of care across the spectrum of providers collaborating
with individuals with behavioral health concerns. We are excited to
support OBHPN through the ONEcare family," said Mike Rhoades, CEO of Alera Health. "The dual
Opiate and then COVID pandemics made it clear that behavioral
health is personal for us all. It is time that we took that
personal impact and used it to inspire real and sustained change to
the systems of care that support individuals with behavioral health
concerns." Rhoades noted that a key part of the success of ONEcare
is the "commitment and dedication of our participating providers"
who share both leadership and innovation with their ONEcare peers
across the nation.
About Ohio Behavioral Health Providers Network (OBHPN)
With over 25 CCBHCs, FQHCs, and other provider
organizations in its network, OBHPN provides quality-driven
integrated health services to more than 225,000 Ohioans of all ages
statewide. OBHPN network providers have a long-standing historical
presence in 66 Ohio counties.
OBHPN network providers provide services to greater than half of
the state's population of persons with severe and persistent mental
illness as well as acting as the safety net for people who suffer
from co-morbid behavioral health and medical conditions. OBHPN
provides a full continuum of mental health, substance use disorder,
physical health, and social care services in a variety of
outpatient, crisis, residential, and inpatient settings. Ohioans in
need of behavioral health and/or medical care can expect
compassionate, timely, and coordinated access to the highest
quality evidence-based care from OBHPN.
https://www.obhpnetwork.com
About Alera Health
Alera Health, a national leader in population health management and
integrated care, works closely with healthcare payers, providers,
and community partners to operationalize and manage
high-performance ONEcare networks delivering comprehensive,
inclusive, and informed whole-person care designed to improve
health outcomes and reduce costs. Alera Health has extensive
operational expertise in developing clinically integrated networks,
population health analytics, care coordination technologies, and
clinical quality improvement programs. Each ONEcare network is
augmented by the Care Optimization Suite which allows real-time
communication, referrals, and mobile patient engagement. With over
three million managed lives across the US, ONEcare networks share
resources and evidenced-based practice to divert over 250,000
unnecessary inpatient bed days annually while lowering 30-day
readmission rates by over 50%.
https://alerahealth.com
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