North Carolina State Health Plan and UNC Health Care System Collaborate on Wellness and Health Care Initiative
October 2 , 2006
The North Carolina State Health Plan (SHP) has developed a partnership with the largest public hospital system in the state, UNC Health Care System (UNCHCS), to improve health care delivery and wellness services to State Health Plan members and UNCHCS employees and patients. The "Partnership on Wellness and Health Care" will promote excellence in the population-based care of State Health Plan members.
Through the "Partnership on Wellness and Health Care," the State Health Plan’s healthy living initiative, known as NC HealthSmart, will be integrated into UNCHCS’s Patient Access and Efficiency initiative. "NC HealthSmart provides a variety of health resources for eligible State Health Plan members and is dedicated to building a strong partnership among members, their families and their physicians to help them achieve all their health and wellness goals," said Dr. Nancy Henley, the State Health Plan’s medical director.
NC HealthSmart offers strategies and resources to help members manage chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, asthma, high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease. The partnership project will further NC HealthSmart and other health care initiatives of the State Health Plan by enhancing worksite wellness programs for UNCHCS employees and improving access and efficiency in UNCHCS clinics. All patients, including State Health Plan members, will benefit from the improvements.
"This partnership is a milestone for our hospital system, physicians and patients," said Dr. William L. Roper, CEO of the UNC Health Care System. "A partnership with a major employer group (SHP), with expected improvement in health outcomes, will further position UNC Health Care as a leader in health care quality improvement. As access improves, we envision that we will be able to serve more North Carolina citizens in an efficient and timely manner."
Next steps for UNC Health Care System will include finalizing project plans for major initiatives in the key areas of patient access and efficiency, worksite wellness, and health risk assessments and biometric screenings for UNCCHS employees who are members of the State Health Plan.
The North Carolina State Health Plan (SHP) has developed a partnership with the largest public hospital system in the state, UNC Health Care System (UNCHCS), to improve health care delivery and wellness services to State Health Plan members and UNCHCS employees and patients. The "Partnership on Wellness and Health Care" will promote excellence in the population-based care of State Health Plan members.
Through the "Partnership on Wellness and Health Care," the State Health Plan’s healthy living initiative, known as NC HealthSmart, will be integrated into UNCHCS’s Patient Access and Efficiency initiative. "NC HealthSmart provides a variety of health resources for eligible State Health Plan members and is dedicated to building a strong partnership among members, their families and their physicians to help them achieve all their health and wellness goals," said Dr. Nancy Henley, the State Health Plan’s medical director.
NC HealthSmart offers strategies and resources to help members manage chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, asthma, high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease. The partnership project will further NC HealthSmart and other health care initiatives of the State Health Plan by enhancing worksite wellness programs for UNCHCS employees and improving access and efficiency in UNCHCS clinics. All patients, including State Health Plan members, will benefit from the improvements.
"This partnership is a milestone for our hospital system, physicians and patients," said Dr. William L. Roper, CEO of the UNC Health Care System. "A partnership with a major employer group (SHP), with expected improvement in health outcomes, will further position UNC Health Care as a leader in health care quality improvement. As access improves, we envision that we will be able to serve more North Carolina citizens in an efficient and timely manner."
Next steps for UNC Health Care System will include finalizing project plans for major initiatives in the key areas of patient access and efficiency, worksite wellness, and health risk assessments and biometric screenings for UNCCHS employees who are members of the State Health Plan.
