Nonprofit healthcare provider Inova has signed a multi-year agreement with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia, US, to continue providing healthcare service access for Anthem plan members.
This partnership ensures that individuals with Anthem’s Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, employer-based, and Affordable Care Act Exchange plans can receive medical services at Inova care sites throughout Northern Virginia.
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Inova has a team of more than 25,000 personnel, operating in five hospitals and more than 300 care sites, encompassing the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Serving over one million individuals per year, Inova accounts for more than four million patient visits annually through its extensive network that includes hospitals, emergency and urgent care centres, primary and speciality care practices, and outpatient services.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia president Monica Schmude said: “We are pleased to continue our valuable partnership with Inova in Northern Virginia to ensure our members have access to quality health care.
“Our shared commitment to a patient’s whole health will benefit Virginians across the Commonwealth.”
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By GlobalDataBesides maintaining access, the agreement also strengthens the collaboration between the two organisations.
The partnership will focus on enhancing provider quality incentive programmes and will work towards greater clinical data integration and improved digital connectivity.
These initiatives are designed to streamline processes, alleviate administrative burdens, and promote patient-centred care.
The ultimate goal is to achieve better health outcomes and cost efficiencies for patients under Anthem health plans.
Inova Health president and CEO J Stephen Jones said: “Inova is committed to a patient-centred, seamless system of care for every member of the community we have the privilege to serve.
“We appreciate Anthem’s collaboration in meeting that charge for our patients and the dedicated Inova team members who care for them.”
