Geisinger Health Plan Reduces Hospital Admissions & Finds Savings

For Geisinger Health Plan (GHP), it’s all about knowing where to point your case managers. The life-, health- and cost-saving interactions of these health-plan nurses with patients and providers serve as the special ingredient in an important innovation that this insurer has undertaken with its large primary care practices. Sent out to serve as part of the staff of community clinics owned by Geisinger Health System across northeast and northcentral Pennsylvania – and as part of the system’s model “Medical Home” program – this cadre of case managers has dropped hospital admissions for entire practice populations by approximately 15 percent, positively influencing medical expense for Medicare populations. Fill out the form below for more information.