Groundbreaking Relationship Expands Catasys’
Ability to Address Social Determinants of Health
Catasys, Inc. (NASDAQ: CATS) (“Catasys” or the “Company”), a
leading AI and technology-enabled healthcare company, today
announced a strategic partnership with Circulation, a leading
manager of non-emergent medical transportation (NEMT) programs for
state government agencies, hospitals and managed care
organizations. Catasys’ OnTrak™ solution will now incorporate
transportation services provided by Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ: LYFT)
(“Lyft”) and other specialty transportation network companies to
further address member needs relating to social determinants of
health.
The partnership will leverage the OnTrak Care Team’s ability to
engage members with Circulation’s ability to provide safe and
secure transportation through Lyft and other providers. When the
OnTrak Care Team identifies a transportation barrier to a member
getting to psychosocial or medical visits, they can activate the
Circulation service. This transportation is provided as part of the
OnTrak program, at no additional cost to the member or the health
plan. These provider visits can be helpful to the member developing
coping mechanisms and building self-management skills.
Rick Anderson, Catasys President and Chief Operating Officer,
stated, “We believe that people are able to improve their health
only when the full spectrum of their behavioral, medical and social
determinant needs are met. Our partnership with Circulation
will enhance our ability to address many of our members’ needs
relating to complicating social determinants of health such as
transportation and access to healthy meals. By identifying member
vulnerabilities and overcoming barriers to both engagement and
treatment, we will be able to dramatically improve their health and
their lives.”
Robin Heffernan, PhD, Co-founder of Circulation, added, “We are
excited to partner with Catasys, helping to advance the health and
well-being of their members through our platform. We believe the
future of healthcare will rely on easy access, trusted navigation
and a frictionless experience for the user. To be successful in
this new world, we need a sophisticated platform that enables this
exchange. At Circulation, we believe in providing value to our
members by ensuring they are at the appropriate site of care at the
right time.”
Catasys is focused on changing lives by improving the health of
those with unaddressed and often unidentified behavioral health
conditions through technologically optimized care, while reducing
medical costs for healthcare payers. Catasys’ proprietary OnTrak
solution is an integrated suite of interventions that includes care
coaching, psychosocial and medical visits, and in-market Community
Care Coordinators who connect members with local resources, which
will now include access to transportation options such as Lyft.
Circulation is a comprehensive healthcare logistics platform,
driving innovation in healthcare transportation and strategic
vision for care continuum. The cloud-based transportation solution
is HIPAA-compliant and provides anonymity, security, analytics and
notifications via phone and email about ride scheduling, dispatch,
will call and completion.
About Catasys, Inc.
Catasys, Inc. harnesses proprietary big data predictive
analytics, artificial intelligence and telehealth, combined with
human interaction, to deliver improved member health and validated
outcomes and savings to health plans. Our mission is to help
improve the health and save the lives of as many people as
possible.
Catasys' integrated, technology-enabled OnTrak
solution—contracted with a growing number of national and regional
health plans--is designed to treat members with behavioral
conditions that cause or exacerbate co-existing medical conditions
such as diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, COPD, and
congestive heart failure, which result in high medical costs.
Catasys has a unique ability to engage these members, who do not
otherwise seek behavioral healthcare, leveraging proprietary
enrollment capabilities built on deep insights into the drivers of
care avoidance. OnTrak integrates evidence-based psychosocial and
medical interventions delivered either in-person or via telehealth,
along with care coaching and in-market Community Care Coordinators.
The program improves member health and delivers validated cost
savings to healthcare payers of more than 50 percent for enrolled
members. OnTrak is available to members of several leading health
plans in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia,
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts,
Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia,
West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Learn more at www.catasys.com.
About Circulation
Founded in 2016, Boston-based Circulation was acquired by
LogistiCare Solutions, LLC in September 2019, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Providence Service Corporation (Nasdaq: PRSC). As
a combined entity, they are the nation’s largest manager of
non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) for state government
agencies, providers and managed care organizations. Together, the
combination provides NEMT ride management, call center management,
transportation provider network development and credentialing and
vendor administration. The two provide access to convenient,
cost-effective, safe and reliable transportation. The company’s
technology-enabled solutions provide enhanced functionality, strong
network performance, streamlined workflow processes, and high
overall system efficiency. LogistiCare maintains a 99 percent
complaint-free service rate while annually managing over 65 million
trips and more than 24 million eligible riders in 48 states.
Learn more at www.circulation.com.
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