Acumentra Health Contract With The Oregon Department

Acumentra Health is all geared up to sign a new contract with the Oregon Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance Programs (DMAP). This program will ensure that the state facilitate efforts which will help to integrate the delivery of Medical, mental health, chemical dependency as well as dental care services. This plan is applicable only to Oregon Health Plan (OHP) enrollees.

Acumentra Health is basically a company which is the External Quality Review Organization. This company hence reviews quality for DMAP and for the Addictions as well as Mental Health Division. The CEO of the company recently pointed out that like several other health professionals across Oregon the company to recognize the need for a close link between the physical and behavioral health care.

As per the present policy Acumentra Health will work closely with DMAP, AMH, and health plans. This will ensure that one can support quality improvement projects that promote integrated care. Studies have clearly revealed that behavioral health issues coexist with medical illness like heart disease, cancer, or diabetes. It has been proved hence behavioral health conditions can reduce overall healthcare costs and would thus be beneficial.

Acumentra Health will collaborate with other health care service providers to pursue strategies which plan to integrate service and which range from full clinical, and financial integration to care coordination as well as the use of evidence-based practices for screening and sharing of patient information. This new technical assistance contract, will ensure that the company identifies models and practices that can be served as evidence-based guidelines which will at the same time be managed care health plans which in turn would serve OHP enrollees.

As a part of this new plan Acumentra Health will train the health plans to conduct performance improvement projects. This will help to use integrated care models to improve the health outcomes of people who are enrolled. At the same time it will complement the state's efforts to improve the coordination of care. As a part of their job profile the company reviews work for DMAP and AMH and this job includes evaluating the PIPs that managed care plans conduct . This is done as required by their contracts with the agencies.

Acumentra Health as a part of their job profile will review the clinical literature. This will help the health plans identify potential study questions. At the same time it will also help in performance measures and change strategies. Acumentra