AUSTIN, Texas, April 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sendero Health
Plans, Travis County's
community-based health maintenance organization (HMO), announced a
new pilot project to help members keep track of their
immunization records through Texas' Immunization Registry.
Sendero is the first and only health plan in Texas to offer its adult members the
opportunity to opt-in to the state's registry - ImmTrac2.
Registering with ImmTrac2 provides numerous community
benefits, as adults continue to receive vaccines throughout their
lives. Sendero is Central Health's nonprofit HMO providing
quality health coverage to Travis
County residents since 2012.
"Helping track immunization data through the state registry is a
win for Sendero members and the community," said Wes Durkalski, Sendero CEO. "Sendero has
built a bridge with Austin Public Health and the Texas Department
of State Health Services, and we are helping our members
access their immunization data to make sure they're
up-to-date, which helps with workplace and school requirements, and
better protects our members and the community from infectious
diseases during a disaster."
Last fall, Central Texas helped
people displaced from Hurricane Harvey. "During disasters such as
this, immunization records play a key role in providing appropriate
care," said Durkalski. "With Sendero members' participation, we can
better protect them, their families, and neighbors from disease
during a public health emergency."
Based on the success of the pilot project, which more than
tripled ImmTrac2 enrollment expectations, Sendero is expanding the
program during 2018 open enrollment this fall to include enrollment
options for adults and children.
Managed by the Texas Department of State Health Services,
ImmTrac2 is a tool to help public health officials allocate
resources to support 'herd immunity' (slowing contagious diseases
by increasing vaccinations), identify vulnerable populations at
risk for acute vaccine-preventable diseases, and contribute to
evidence-based practice for providing services to marginalized,
underserved, and underrepresented populations. In addition,
it informs decisions about where to allocate our health resources
and to tailor health education and promotion programs to educate
the public about how to protect their families against infectious
and chronic diseases.
About Sendero Health Plans
Formed in 2011, Sendero Health Plans, Inc. is
a community-based nonprofit Health Maintenance Organization owned
by Central Health that is dedicated to improving the health of the
community by providing affordable, quality healthcare coverage,
especially for Travis County
residents with low income. Sendero offers its IdealCare plan on the
Federal Health Insurance Marketplace.
Media Contact:
Rodolfo
Ybarra, Sendero Health Plans, 512-978-8205
RodolfoR.Ybarra@senderohealth.com
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