Copharix™ initiates launch of Chronic Care and HCV services in 33 states across USA

MATAWAN, N.J., June 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Copharix™ announces the initial launch of its innovative services designed to help improve healthcare outcomes.  Copharix™ is a healthcare informatics and care coordination / management company that specializes in personalized health, personalized medicine and precision medicine initiatives.  Copharix™ Services include precision medicine data repositories, medication adherence services, chronic disease and Hepatitis C intervention programs. Other Copharix™ offerings include software solutions and coordinated delivery of healthcare therapies to improve patient outcomes. We focus on reducing care gaps, healthcare disparities and providing services that increase the capacity and efficiency of healthcare delivery.  Copharix™ initial services focus on eligible member participants who are at risk of (or have) multiple chronic diseases and/or Hepatitis C (HCV).  Copharix™ Services are offered under the PHACS™ brand (sounds like "Facts").

In order to provide Copharix™ PHACS™ Services at a scale that will have a measurable impact on overall healthcare outcomes, Copharix™ entered into a business relationship with MinuteClinic™ the retail medical clinic of CVS Health™.  MinuteClinic™ operates walk-in health care centers where licensed health care providers, such as nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs), diagnose and treat common illnesses and perform certain medical screenings.  The collaboration with MinuteClinic™ enables Copharix™ eligible members to visit one of the 1,100 MinuteClinic locations nationwide for physical assessments.   Copharix eligible members can visit their local MinuteClinic™ during regularly scheduled hours and receive, a low cost (or no-cost) to the participants, physical assessment that is an initial step in the Copharix™ process for helping patients pursue a path toward better health.

The physical assessments performed by MinuteClinic™ on behalf of Copharix™ will establish benchmarks for Copharix™ personalized care plans that utilize key personal health data to design strategies for coordinating care and managing health risks" says Copharix™ CEO, Robert E. Dansby, Ph.D.  During the physical assessments, patients will receive vital information about their health and will be counseled on ways to reduce their health risks. Copharix™ will provide patient centered programs that address patient needs and enable them to take charge of their health. Every MinuteClinic™ location offers physical assessments year-round at times that work for patients. Clinics are open seven days a week, including evenings, with no appointment needed. Copharix™ will use the on-line MinuteClinic™ locator to direct its eligible members to selected MinuteClinic™ locations.  Participants can choose to check wait time online, hold a place in line or schedule a future appointment by visiting www.MinuteClinic.com.  Participants may also obtain assistance from the Copharix™ support center.

One in four Americans have multiple chronic conditions that last a year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living. According to the CDC, that number rises to three in four Americans aged 65 and older. Approximately 71% of the total health care spending in the United States is associated with care for the Americans with more than one chronic condition.  Among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, people with multiple chronic conditions account for 93% of total Medicare spending.¹ Reported cases of acute HCV infection increased more than 2.9-fold from 2010 through 2015. CDC estimates that 33,900 new HCV infections occurred in 2015.  Approximately 3.5 million USA citizens are currently infected with HCV. In 2013, HCV associated deaths exceeded the combined number of deaths from 60 other infectious diseases.²

Copharix™, in collaboration with MinuteClinic™ and other health services partners, will work to address these growing healthcare problems.  Copharix™ will provide Chronic Care Management services for its eligible members that are aged 65 years and older. Copharix™ will facilitate CDC recommend one-time testing for HCV infections among its selected eligible members who are adults born during 1945–1965 and who meet other Copharix™ eligibility criteria.  Dansby added, "We are launching the first wave of our innovative personalized health services as we expand our engagement with local communities."

About Copharix 
Copharix™ is a healthcare informatics and care coordination / management company that: (a) develops and provides healthcare analytics, informatics and information services and solutions utilizing "big" databases of healthcare transactional and clinical data; (b) Works in close collaboration with various participants in the healthcare delivery value chain to address healthcare needs; (c) provides innovative healthcare analytics, informatics and information services that are designed to enable more accurate evaluations of healthcare outcomes and to facilitate processes for improving the quality of such outcomes; and (d) invents innovative methodologies which are embodied in patented software to leverage healthcare market generated data and provide indexes of healthcare performance at the provider and patient levels.

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