Alere Medical Partners With Resolution Health To Expand Capabilities In Patient Identification And Interventions

Technology firm's enhanced claims data analytics and personalized communications will expedite enrollment in Alere's industry-leading disease management programs and improve compliance with evidence-based care guidelines

Reno, NV and San Jose, CA – Alere Medical Incorporated, a specialty disease management company, and Resolution Health, Inc., a recognized leader in healthcare data analytics and disease interventions, have announced an agreement to expand Alere's capabilities to identify patients and intervention opportunities. Resolution Health's technology will be used to expedite claims analysis for medical, laboratory, pharmacy and other encounters to facilitate the identification and enrollment of patients into one of Alere's industry-leading disease management programs. Alere will launch the newly expanded capabilities this month, starting with national account groups for PacifiCare Health Systems.

Under terms of the agreement, Alere also will integrate Resolution Health's Direct- to-Member™ personalized interventions with its disease management programs for certain of PacifiCare's National Accounts, increasing member compliance with evidence-based guidelines and PacifiCare's drug formulary by up to 60%, according to studies of Resolution Health's personalized member communications. "This combination gives our health plan customers the ability to engage their broader populations in appropriate disease management services, and reaches individual patients on a highly communicative and personalized level," said Ron Geraty, president and CEO of Alere Medical, Incorporated.

"Active enrollment and engagement of patients into result-driven disease management programs are key components of health care today," added Gordon Norman, M.D., MBA, chief medical officer for Alere. "Integrating data streams from multiple providers, as well as pharmacy claims and other encounters, gives us an added dimension and insight into opportunities for improving patient care. Resolution Health's technology is a great complement to our existing capabilities and will further our ability to provide consistent, demonstrable results on behalf of our customers."

"Resolution Health has developed several cutting-edge innovations in analysis of member claim data and targeted communication programs that have been shown to increase the success of disease management programs," said Earl Steinberg, MD, MPP, president and CEO of Resolution Health, Inc. "We're very pleased that Alere Medical has decided to incorporate our services into their DM programs and we look forward to providing them with the data analysis and member outreach services that save money and improve quality."

SOURCE: Alere Medical Incorporated and Resolution Health, Inc.