EmblemHealth Renews Collaborative Care Partnership with Landacorp

CHICO, Calif., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Landacorp announced today an agreement with EmblemHealth to extend its strategic partnership for collaborative care technology for an additional three years. EmblemHealth utilizes Landacorp's platform to serve the care management needs of its members in New York.   

The extension of the partnership is built on a long-standing relationship between Landacorp and EmblemHealth companies, Group Health, Inc. (GHI) and HIP Health Plan of New York (HIP). EmblemHealth currently manages the care of more than two million members.  With the renewed partnership, EmblemHealth will continue to evolve its technology and is well-equipped to transition to Landacorp's CareRadius suite, which will allow them to provide integrated care management solutions for better collaboration between the plan, members and providers who care for those members. 

"Landacorp is pleased to continue its mutually beneficial partnership with EmblemHealth," said Jay Dunlap, General Manager of Landacorp. "We look forward to EmblemHealth's use of Landacorp's tools to further its goal of providing a comprehensive approach to the care management of its members through better information sharing that powers collaboration to improve health outcomes." 

Landacorp is dedicated to the advancement of healthcare collaboration through technology solutions that capture relevant information and share that information among providers, payers and members to improve health decisions and optimize cost. 

"Our partnership with Landacorp and the continued use of their care management platform enhances our ability to automate data collection and care collaborations," said Bob Branchini, Vice President, IT for EmblemHealth. "Landacorp provides EmblemHealth with a variety of advanced tools that increases our capacity to provide care tailored to specific member needs."

About Landacorp

Landacorp is dedicated to the advancement of healthcare collaboration through technology solutions that capture and share relevant information among providers, payers and members to improve health decisions and optimize cost. CareRadius is the collaborative care suite providing big solutions in healthcare technology. Visit www.landacorp.com for more information.

About EmblemHealth

EmblemHealth, Inc., through its companies Group Health Incorporated (GHI) and HIP Health Plan of New York (HIP), provides quality health care coverage and administrative services to approximately 2.8 million people. Groups and individuals can choose from a variety of PPO, EPO and HMO plans, as well as coverage for prescription drugs and dental and vision care. EmblemHealth offers a choice of networks, including quality doctors and other health care professionals throughout the region, leading acute care hospitals across the tri-state area, and physicians and hospitals across all 50 states. For more information, visit www.emblemhealth.com.

SOURCE Landacorp