UnitedHealthcare Connects Caregivers to Resources That Help Them Manage the Health of Kansas Medicaid Beneficiaries
May 13 2015 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
UnitedHealthcare’s Connected for LifeSM online care-management
resource is now available free of charge to caregivers who help
manage the health of family members enrolled in UnitedHealthcare
Community Plan of Kansas Medicaid plans.
Connected for Life includes a secure website and mobile app
where caregivers can manage a calendar, manage medications, check
vital signs, record health events and store personal health
information for individuals who are disabled or receiving long-term
care services. The website and app include information and links to
resources that help people find helpful community resources.
Family members who serve as caregivers provide critical services
and support, often delaying or preventing hospitalizations,
readmissions and nursing home placements. However, nearly 70
percent of family caregivers report their primary source of stress
is related to caring for a loved one, according to the AARP Public
Policy Institute.
“Caring for a loved one can often be an overwhelming task, and
many caregivers are finding it increasingly stressful and
challenging to juggle their caregiving responsibilities with their
personal lives. Connected for Life can help alleviate some of the
stress they face by providing a secure and centralized resource to
help them more effectively and conveniently manage their caregiving
duties, and connect them with community resources to provide the
help they and their loved ones may need,” said Tim Spilker, CEO of
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Kansas.
“The technology in Connected for Life helps strengthen the
connection between caregivers and the community by equipping them
with focused, local resources which help them assist the
individuals who depend on them for care,” said Harry Bailes, CEO of
Family Health Network, which partnered with UnitedHealthcare to
develop Connected for Life.
Caregivers and Medicaid beneficiaries in Kansas interested in
learning more about Connected for Life can log on to
https://uhc.familyhealthnetwork.com.
UnitedHealthcare serves more than 535,000 Kansans enrolled in
Medicaid, Medicare and employer-sponsored health plans with a
network of 155 hospitals and more than 14,000 physicians and other
care providers statewide.
About Family Health
NetworkFamily Health Network (FHN) develops integrated
technology solutions that connect patients with members of their
care team, opening the door to improved communication and better
health outcomes. Family Health Network’s Connected for LifeSM
platform enables health care providers and caregivers to remotely
monitor, record, and track a patient’s health status and medication
use on a daily basis. By providing real-time information sharing
with health care providers and other members of the care team,
including family members, this platform empowers patients, relieves
stress of caregivers, lowers health care costs, and improves
quality of life. Family Health Network’s Connected for LifeSM holds
the promise to be the centerpiece of a next generation of
patient-centered care. For more information about Family Health
Network, please visit http://www.familyhealthnetwork.com/.
About
UnitedHealthcareUnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping
people nationwide live healthier lives by simplifying the health
care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and
sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. The company
offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for
individuals, employers, military service members, retirees and
their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and
contracts directly with more than 850,000 physicians and care
professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities
nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and
well-being company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare at
www.uhc.com or follow @myUHC on Twitter.
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UnitedHealthcareMolly McMillen,
952-931-6029molly.mcmillen@uhc.com
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