TriZetto and TelaDoc Team to Help Benefits Administrators Expand Member Access to Physicians
19 Mai 2008 - 1:30PM
Business Wire
The TriZetto Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TZIX) today announced a
distribution alliance with TelaDoc Medical Services to provide
TriZetto�s benefits administrator customers with affordable,
telephone access to TelaDoc�s national network of board-certified,
licensed primary care physicians (PCPs) who are trained and
experienced with telehealth services. With a national network of
state-licensed PCPs, TelaDoc consulting physicians diagnose
non-emergency medical problems and recommend treatment. This
telehealth service ensures access to care 24 hours a day, seven
days a week and 365 days a year. TelaDoc brings to six the number
of vendor partners that have joined the TriZetto Premier
Partnership Program�. The program offers optimal pricing of vendor
products and services that integrate with the company�s QicLinkTM
claims administration platform used by TriZetto�s third-party
administrator customers. Because TelaDoc is a program partner,
benefits administrators using QicLink may benefit from
pre-integrated data feeds that deliver patient medical information
to TelaDoc physicians in support of patient needs. �The TriZetto
Premier Partnership Program continues to grow in value by
consistently adding new, value-based offerings to our mix of
advanced, QicLink-integrated solutions,� said Joe Manheim, senior
vice president of benefits administration for TriZetto. �TelaDoc
delivers a quality, low-cost alternative to non-critical doctor,
emergency room and urgent care visits. Benefits administrators can
use these services to help their employer groups enhance cost and
quality of care initiatives while lowering overall healthcare
spending.� �Telehealth emerges as a high-value, mainstream model,
and TriZetto�s extensive client base allows TelaDoc to bring this
valuable service to the largest population of consumers served by
an industry leader with best practice access, convenience and
savings,� said Michael Gorton, chief executive officer of TelaDoc.
�TelaDoc is pleased to be partnering with TriZetto and looks
forward to offering strong value and enhanced access to quality
care for routine, non-emergency care.� Once enrolled in TelaDoc,
plan members call TelaDoc to request a consultation. A return call
from a doctor is guaranteed by TelaDoc within three hours, at which
point the doctor provides a brief consultation and can advise
members on their next step, which may include prescribing
short-term medication if appropriate -- excluding DEA-controlled
substances. The prescription is then called into the member�s
pharmacy and the patient may pick it up immediately. With the
growing popularity of consumer-directed health plans, TelaDoc
offers a quality, cost-effective delivery system for routine health
care. Since TelaDoc consultations are provided for a flat fee, the
TelaDoc service integrates well with most consumer-directed health
plans. In addition, TelaDoc includes an electronic health record
that is available free of charge to both patients and physicians.
�The addition of the TelaDoc partnership further enhances
TriZetto�s directive to help benefits administrators transition
from a singular focus on paying claims to the broader realm of
managing risk,� Manheim said. �TelaDoc services improve access to
care and can deliver significant savings to self-insured
organizations,� said Jeff Gary, executive vice president of
TelaDoc. �Employers value TelaDoc for its role in sustaining a
healthy, productive workplace and providing access to care for
individuals who travel and cannot connect with their regular
doctor.� The arrangement between the TriZetto and TelaDoc was
facilitated by The Lungen Group, LLC. About TelaDoc TelaDoc Medical
Services is a Texas corporation founded in 2003. TelaDoc is a
national physicians� association licensed in 50 states, providing
consumer members with affordable, around-the-clock access to
telephone consults with trained primary care doctors who diagnose
medical problems and, when necessary, prescribe medications.
Contact: 800.835.2362 or www.TelaDoc.com. About TriZetto TriZetto
is Powering Integrated Healthcare Management�. With its technology
touching nearly half of the U.S. insured population, TriZetto is
uniquely positioned to drive the convergence of health benefit
administration, care management and constituent engagement. The
company provides premier information technology solutions that
enable payers and other constituents in the healthcare supply chain
to improve the coordination of benefits and care for healthcare
consumers. Healthcare payers include national and regional health
insurance plans, and benefits administrators that provide
transaction services to self-insured employer groups. The company�s
payer-focused information technology offerings include enterprise
and component software, hosting and business process outsourcing
services, and consulting. Headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif.,
TriZetto can be reached at 949-719-2200 or at www.trizetto.com.
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