Leading cancer care platform will
deliver fully delegated oncology value management and virtual
supportive care services to GHP members
DANVILLE, Pa., May 7, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Geisinger Health Plan (GHP) with
OncoHealth®, the leading platform for managing the cost
and complexity of cancer, will provide supportive cancer care
services to GHP's more than 550,000 members.
GHP will implement OncoHealth's market-leading software and
services platform, which combines oncology value management
services with virtual cancer care to be sure people with cancer get
the most appropriate treatment and support throughout the duration
of their treatment. Services include 24/7 oncology nursing, mental
health, nutrition, and resource navigation.
"Our goal is to prioritize the needs of our members going
through treatment," said Jamie
Miller, associate vice president of pharmacy at GHP. "They
have received a life-threatening diagnosis, and the last thing we
want is to make that treatment harder than it should be. With the
help of OncoHealth, we're able to create a more collaborative
process so we can work closely with our providers and health system
to make sure members receive the white glove care they
deserve."
OncoHealth's fully delegated oncology-specific value management
solution uses the company's expertise in oncology to work with
providers and GHP's policies to find the right treatment for its
members across medical and pharmacy anticancer drugs and radiation
oncology services. As part of the solution, GHP will also have
access to OncoHealth's real-time dashboards that use the health
plan's data and OncoHealth's proprietary benchmarking data to spot
trends and develop proactive policies that help control oncology
drug spending without compromising member care.
"With therapy costs soaring, prevalence rates increasing in
younger populations, and oral therapies beginning to make cancer
look like a managed chronic condition, doing the right thing for
patients efficiently and effectively is becoming harder and more
costly," said Rick Dean, CEO
of OncoHealth. "We are proud to work with Geisinger to provide
comprehensive cancer support through our OneUM and Iris solutions
to lower health costs and improve the clinical outcomes and quality
of life for GHP members."
OncoHealth has been offering comprehensive cancer support
solutions for over a decade and is trusted by 18 health plans
across the U.S. and 12 million members. GHP will begin rolling out
OncoHealth in May 2024.
About Geisinger
Geisinger is among the nation's leading providers of value-based
care, serving 1.2 million people in urban and rural communities
across Pennsylvania. Founded in
1915 by philanthropist Abigail
Geisinger, the non-profit system generates $10 billion in annual revenues across 134 care
sites - including 10 hospital campuses, and Geisinger Health Plan,
with 600,000 members in commercial and government plans. The
Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 5,000
medical professionals annually and conducts more than 1,400
clinical research studies. With 26,000 employees, including 1,600
employed physicians, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania's largest employers with an
estimated economic impact of $14
billion to the state's economy. On March 31, 2024, Geisinger became the first member
of Risant Health, a new nonprofit charitable organization created
to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country. Learn
more at geisinger.org or follow on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn
and X.
About OncoHealth
OncoHealth is dedicated to helping
health plans, employers, oncologists, and patients navigate the
physical, mental, and financial complexities of cancer. Focused
100% on oncology, OncoHealth's market-leading software and services
platform combines oncology value management services with virtual
cancer care to ensure people with cancer are getting the most
appropriate treatment and support through the duration of their
treatment with services including 24/7 oncology nursing, mental
health, nutrition, and resource navigation. To learn more, visit
www.oncohealth.us.
Media Contact:
Jennifer Haas for OncoHealth
(978) 697-3921
jhaas@oncohealth.us
Natalie Buyny for Geisinger
nbuyny1@geisinger.edu
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