As a central provider of services that support the nation's health care delivery system, health insurers are, without a doubt, faced with a complex and ever changing landscape. Operating in an environment where there is increased demand for:

• Lower costs
• Transparency
• Efficiency

All of these demands are occurring while care costs continue to rise and enormous economic pressure towards decreasing membership.

By investing in efficient electronic communication, health insurers can meet these demands and work effectively with hospitals and providers. Robust connectivity assists in rolling out and enhancing preventative care programs to help keep members healthy, educating patients about taking an active role in their own health care, and allows providers to meet many other system-wide initiatives.  Moving forward one thing is clear: effective communication and information sharing is key.

LOOKING AHEAD

Challenges and pressures aside, imagine now the Oregon Health Network.  A reliable, high speed, high quality network dedicated to supporting the effective, efficient and affordable delivery of health care information between providers, hospitals, labs, educators, insurers, pharmacies, and potentially even (insured) members.

Imagine:

The ability to give both urban and rural patients the same access to health care thanks to a broadband network with access to advanced telemedicine capabilities. This connectivity allows providers to help patients achieve with quality and preventative care.

Broadband networks also allow questions of eligibility or claims to be answered quickly, without the need of costly phone calls by connecting your organization directly to hospitals, clinics, and providers and bring us closer to an efficient system-to-system communication. A secure network also assists case and disease managers with appropriate and timely access to electronic medical records which coordinates the care and complies with appropriate treatments prescribed by physicians. Emergency physicians can access important medical information, such as allergies or medication history, in a matter of seconds on a patient they have never seen before.

The Oregon Health Network (OHN) has the potential to help make these scenarios a reality.

BECOMING AN OHN MEMBER PARTICIPANT

As a member, you will have a seat at the table as we shape the future of OHN.  We need to involve every payor and health care-related businesses in order to maximize the potential of the network.  Can we count you in?

Contact us today to learn more about the Oregon Health Network and the opportunities it can provide your organization and its members.