Bridges Health Partners LLC, a Clinically Integrated Network,
and Cigna (NYSE:CI) have entered into a Collaborative Accountable
Care Agreement for Cigna commercial customers in Western
Pennsylvania. The agreement becomes effective July 1, 2019 and will
make it easier for Bridges Health Partners LLC doctors to
proactively help Cigna customers achieve better health.
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Formed in 2017 by affiliates of Butler Health System, Excela
Health System, St. Clair Hospital, and Washington Health System,
Bridges Health Partners LLC integrates the systems’ independent and
employed medical staff. The organization focuses on quality and
outcomes improvement by implementing an integrated, regional
network of care.
“Our organization is extremely aware of the challenges that
employers continually face to better manage workforce health and
healthcare spending. This new value-based collaboration with Cigna,
combined with both organizations’ deep local presence in
Pittsburgh, will create synergies that promote and enable improved
outcomes for this population,” said Tom Boggs, president of Bridges
Health Partners.
“Cigna's success with Collaborative Accountable Care
arrangements has helped our customers receive higher quality care
and value, while making access to treatment more affordable,” said
Dr. Laura Reich, market medical executive for Cigna. “Bridges
Health Partners LLC is aligned with our commitment to put the
patient at the center of all we do, with enhanced coordination of
care, a focus on prevention, and patient education about chronic
conditions and wellness.”
In Western Pennsylvania, Cigna has a sizable workforce of more
than 2,000 people who serve commercial employers by providing
health engagement, disability management, and customer service
locally in Pittsburgh.
Working together, Bridges and Cigna will create a care
management team designed to:
- Use data insights to proactively manage
the health care needs of the Cigna customers through early care
intervention, and educate customers on the value of preventive
care
- Provide patient-centered care that
increases the quality of access to medical services, reduce costs,
and offer a better patient experience
- Ensure a seamless integration within
inpatient and outpatient care teams
“Through collaborative efforts with Cigna, we are excited to
continue to transform the medical care we provide to our patients;
care that’s of high quality, patient-centric and delivered close to
home in the communities we serve,” said Bridges Health Partners LLC
chief medical officer, Dr. Robert Zimmerman. “The Bridges care
model will be augmented by this relationship with Cigna, which
shares our vision of engaging our patients to provide
evidence-based, cost-effective care to not only help treat chronic
medical problems, but to also encourage healthy lifestyles to
prevent them.”
About Bridges Health Partners
LLC
Four independent, non-profit health systems in the Pittsburgh
metropolitan market and surrounding communities are the founding
members of Bridges Health Partners LLC, including Butler Health
System, Excela Health System, St. Clair Hospital and Washington
Health System. Each partner system, along with their independent
and employed medical staff are committed to transforming how
healthcare services are delivered by implementing an integrated,
regional network of care that supports all patient populations, no
matter the payer. Together, Bridges Health Partners LLC serves
patients through a broad geography of outpatient, community-based
sites and inpatient facilities in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver,
Butler, Clarion, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer,
Venango, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
Our commitment to quality has been recognized by numerous
national and independent authorities including HealthGrades, Truven
Health Analytics, The Leapfrog Group, CareChex, IBM Watson Top 100
Hospital, and U.S. News and World Report's High Performing
Hospitals and Best Regional Hospitals, to name just a few.
Bridges Health Partners LLC network comprises seven hospital
campuses with over 1,450 licensed beds, over 1,000 employed and
affiliated physicians with a network of primary care and specialty
group practices, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care clinics,
imaging and diagnostic centers, skilled nursing, home health and
hospice care. Bridges Health Partners LLC are strong healthcare
provider organizations individually; collectively dedicated to
delivering the best quality of care at a lower cost to patients
where they live and work. To learn more about Bridges Health
Partners LLC, visit www.bridgeshealthpartners.org.
About Cigna
Cigna Corporation (NYSE:CI) is a global health service company
dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of
those we serve. Cigna delivers choice, predictability,
affordability and access to quality care through integrated
capabilities and connected, personalized solutions that advance
whole person health. All products and services are provided
exclusively by or through operating subsidiaries of Cigna
Corporation, including Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company,
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Life Insurance Company
of North America, Cigna Life Insurance Company of New York, Express
Scripts companies or their affiliates. Such products and services
include an integrated suite of health services, such as medical,
dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, vision, supplemental benefits,
and other related products including group life, accident and
disability insurance.
Cigna maintains sales capability in over 30 countries and
jurisdictions, and has more than 160 million customer relationships
throughout the world. To learn more about Cigna®, including links
to follow us on Facebook or Twitter, visit www.cigna.com.
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John M. GreseBridges Health Partners(724)
300-8104John.grese@bridgeshealthpartners.org
Jim AngstadtCigna(215) 761-8748Jim.Angstadt@cigna.com
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