PHILADELPHIA, PA and METAIRIE, LA--(Marketwired - Feb 4, 2015) - Medecision, a leader in population health management solutions, and Louisiana-based Gulf South Quality Network, LLC, (GSQN), today announced they will partner to create a technological infrastructure for GSQN, one of the nation's largest and most advanced clinically-integrated networks and pharmacy. Together, GSQN and Medecision will build one of the country's largest and most sophisticated data warehouses, which will be powered by Medecision's Aerial™ scalable, Software-as-a-service platform and will integrate electronic medical records, health claims, consumer and other data to support the financial and operational requirements associated with value-based care.
GSQN joins the roster of leading healthcare provider-based organizations collaborating with Medecision to support the three key pillars of effective, profitable population health. Together, the partnership will enable GSQN to accomplish this through:
- Activation of big data - Highly-connected, real-time data acquisition, management and warehousing; provides a 360-degree view of consumer health from systems across the care continuum, including consumer data, EMR data, claims data, laboratory, RX and other sources
- Enhanced insights and workflow - Predictive analytics for effective risk identification, stratification and business modeling; tied to care coordination and management workflow
- Greater engagement - Transparency tools utilizing the latest in real-time reporting; mobile applications and social networking expose information to engage physicians, hospitals, consumers and their caregivers at the point of service
Moreover, the Aerial platform will help GSQN aggregate, analyze and activate data from across its network of 1,600 physicians, tens of thousands of patients and their care teams, which include some of the largest hospitals, health plans and complex chronic care populations in the state. This collaboration among all stakeholders in the network will enable GSQN to better identify and close care gaps across the care continuum, thereby improving population health, reducing costs and significantly improving transparency and availability of health information to improve the consumer experience.
"As we look to become one of the premier clinically-integrated physician organizations in the country, we needed a flexible, enterprise-wide platform to drive efficiency, engage patients and support higher-quality, lower-cost population health management," said Bill Bopp, president, GSQN. "To date, most of the tools we've used offer only a fragmented view of operations and populations -- either inpatient or outpatient, sick or well. Our partnership with Medecision allows us to operate as a tight-knit community to manage the entire care cycle, rather than individual pieces, which will help keep our patients healthier, our physicians more prepared for value-based care and our business at the forefront of the industry."
Once deployed, the GSQN Aerial platform will enable the network to collect and analyze structured and unstructured financial and clinical data from data sources across the care continuum -- including more than 40 disparate electronic health records, practice management and health insurer system technologies -- in real-time. This will create a fuller, longitudinal picture of the care continuum for GSQN and more accurate health profiles for GSQN's patients, which, when coupled with Aerial's advanced predictive analytics will enable GSQN's physicians to:
- identify and more proactively manage patients with chronic conditions;
- recommend the most effective treatment protocols for each patient's individual needs;
- perform risk stratification to ensure medical budgets are allocated and spent appropriately across populations;
- guide patients to the most appropriate, cost-effective care settings; and,
- pinpoint and share clinical and financial best practices with colleagues throughout the network.
"The importance of analyzing and liberating data is becoming increasingly apparent as the industry works to strengthen and successfully execute advanced population health management initiatives to meet care quality and cost goals," said Deborah Gage, president and CEO, Medecision. "We are excited about this long-term collaboration with GSQN to provide the network and its physicians with the data needed to continually help engage consumers, optimize patient care and remain at the forefront of healthcare delivery."
To learn more, please visit www.medecision.com.
About Medecision
Medecision is the leading provider of population health and connected care technology and services for risk-bearing healthcare organizations including health plans, hospitals, thousands of physicians and millions of consumers. Working within the framework that patients, care providers and health plans are all driving towards better health outcomes, Medecision and its Aerial™ solution help connect all stakeholders to liberate the highest-quality and most cost-efficient care. As more organizations transition to accountable care and delegated risk management, Medecision continually applies 25+ years of experience, comprehensive technology platforms, significant investments in research and development, and the broadest implementation and clinical expertise to ensure consumers receive the best possible care. With Medecision as a business partner, health plans and healthcare providers confidently manage through market changes, regulatory updates and new populations under shared savings and risk contracts, while improving quality and reducing costs. For more information, visit www.medecision.com.
About Gulf South Quality Network, LLC
Gulf South Quality Network is a physician governed clinically integrated network focused on improving the health status of citizens in the State of Louisiana. The network was formed in New Orleans, Louisiana three years ago and includes six hospitals: East Jefferson General Hospital, Lakeview Regional Medical Center, Slidell Memorial, Tulane Medical Center, Tulane/Lakeside Hospital and West Jefferson Medical Center. Gulf South Quality Network currently has over 1,600 physicians. The network has expanded to Lafayette, Louisiana and includes Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, the Regional Medical Center of Acadiana and Women's & Children's Hospital.
GSQN is focused on engaging physicians around data to improve patient care and managing patients with one or more chronic disease states to improve the overall healthcare of the community. For more information, go to www.gsqn.org.