Login to the ICP portal.Select the desired member/individual for whom you need to upload document(s) for. Click Upload PDF, select a title for the document in the dropdown menu (If other, please specify what the document is), add summary notes and/or comments into the Summary field, and choose a file to upload. When all the [...]
Healthcare utilization often trends upward significantly for high-need, high-cost (HNHC) individuals, accounting for as much as 50% of overall healthcare spending on just 5% of the total population. Unfortunately, much of this care offers little — if any — benefit for HNHC individuals. In fact, Reuters has reported as many as 42% of Medicare members [...]
Even with recent attempts to improve healthcare delivery, the U.S. healthcare system continues to face major challenges. According to 2019 data from the OECD, the U.S. spends 16.9% of gross domestic product on healthcare, nearly double that of the average developed country. Despite all of this spending, the U.S. also ranks last amongst the top [...]
Advance care planning walks the patient and their support system down the path of their disease and what it may potentially look like in the future. Iris' Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Stephen Bekanich, sat down with Eye Love Care to discuss what exactly is involved with Advance Care Planning and why it's essential for quality [...]
AUSTIN — November 2019 - Iris, Inc. (www.irisplans.com), a visionary leader in Advanced Care Planning (ACP) solutions for health plans and other risk-bearing organizations, has partnered with IlliniCare to provide ACP services for IlliniCare Health’s Dual Eligible Special Needs (DSNP) members. IlliniCare chose Iris because of its focus on providing an excellent member experience, as [...]
Like all companies in the healthcare space, health plans have been financially impacted by COVID-19 — but not in the way most would expect. To preserve hospital resources and PPE for COVID-19 patients and reduce the risk of unnecessary exposure to the virus, most elective and non-essential care was cancelled or delayed beginning in mid-March. [...]
This article first appeared on Hawaii Tribune Herald By Nona Wilson Do you want to die in an ICU? Hooked up to machines and tubes, surrounded by masked strangers, bright lights and noise? It’s a sobering but very real image — one I’ve seen countless times in my career as an ICU/ER nurse and hospital administrator. [...]
For health plans, advance care planning (ACP) achieves a lot more than just documenting member care preferences; ACP is critical for helping your plan: Reduce unnecessary utilizationImprove your member experienceEmpower members to make more informed care decisions Health plans are beginning to achieve these benefits, shifting the question from “Why should we do this?” to [...]
