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Accolade Introduces Centers of Excellence Solution through New Partnership with Health Design PlusSEATTLE, Dec. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Accolade, a personalized advocacy solution for employers, health plans and their members, and Health Design Plus (HDP), provider of value-based Centers of Excellence programs nationally, today announced a formal alliance designed to help employers optimize the value of their Centers of Excellence (CoE) programs and improve health outcomes and related healthcare costs. Accolade and HDP actively engage individuals and families in their health and support them in getting to the right care at the right time. The integrated Accolade and HDP model seeks to eliminate unnecessary surgery, reduce complications and related care costs, and significantly improve the experience and overall cost of care for the employer and the member. Accolade provides personalized advocacy services that fully complement the CoE program. Accolade combines compassionate advisors, clinical experts and intelligent technologies that work together for the early identification of employees who can benefit from a Center of Excellence, while driving awareness and program utilization. The HDP Employers Centers of Excellence Network (ECEN) – offered in partnership with Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH) – features elite medical centers and surgeons from across the country in the areas of oncology and surgery – for joint replacement, bariatric, spine and cardiac conditions. After rigorous evaluation, HDP and PBGH select the centers for the ECEN program and negotiate bundled payments for self-insured employers, enabling high-quality surgical care for specific high-cost procedures while reducing costs for the employer and plan member. Optimizing Centers of Excellence Experience and Outcomes with Personalized Advocacy Accolade and HDP are integrating their teams, technologies, data and processes to more efficiently identify members who can benefit from using the ECEN for specific types of care, and to enhance the member's experience before, during and after receiving care. By optimizing the use and experience of the ECEN, the Accolade and HDP partnership will help employers meet their objectives for improving the quality, outcomes and cost trend of employee healthcare. "Through the ECEN, HDP delivers employers superior results for their employees and family members compared to traditional programs – including signiicantly fewer 30-day readmissions, shorter average lengths of stay, and zero transfers to skilled nursing facilities across all procedures," said Dr. Ivor Horn, Chief Medical Officer at Accolade. "Our respective solutions bring staggering patient satisfaction and cost savings for both the member and their employer. Integrating Accolade and HDP will allow more employers of all sizes to achieve breakthrough results for their people and their business." "Employers are increasingly turning to CoEs and bundled payments as a value-based care strategy to improve the quality and cost of employee healthcare," said John Strickland, President of HDP. "But, employers face significant challenges at every stage of the CoE process, from selecting high-quality centers to ensuring members use their CoE benefit, to coordinating care across settings. Together with Accolade, we are delivering an innovative service and technology approach that overcomes these obstacles and delivers a superior CoE experience that improves satisfaction and reduces costs." By combining CoE and personalized advocacy into a unified experience, Accolade and HDP enable employers to drive new levels of performance in the following areas:
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