Verisk
Health, Inc., announced today that Strategic
Benefit Solutions (SBS) lowered healthcare spending by 14 percent
for one of its health plan clients by implementing Verisk Health's Explorer
solution. Verisk Health is a global leader in identifying, analyzing,
and predicting healthcare risk. SBS is a health and
welfare benefits brokerage and consulting firm.
“Cutting down on healthcare spending requires timely visibility into
your population's health status and a clear understanding of the
opportunities for clinical and financial improvements”
"Cutting down on healthcare spending requires timely visibility into
your population's health status and a clear understanding of the
opportunities for clinical and financial improvements," said David
Rearick, DO, vice president of medical management, Strategic Benefit
Solutions. "Verisk Health's Explorer fuels our strategic initiatives
with clinical insight, population analysis, and member-level detail. And
the knowledge we gain allows us to support clients with strategies for
providing quality care at a lower price."
In one client example, Strategic Benefit Solutions implemented Explorer
to provide a 65,000-member managed care organization a detailed
evaluation of its plan designs, medical management operations and
pharmacy benefit contract. Using Explorer's data analytics, clinical
intelligence and member-level drill down capabilities, SBS successfully
identified gaps in clinical care for the population and provided expert
advice on improving outcomes.
Armed with this knowledge, the plan provided physicians critical patient
information, enabling them to review detailed medical records and
address individual needs for preventive health or compliance with
evidence-based treatment guidelines. As a result, the plan improved the
health status of its members, while reducing overall spending by 14
percent.
"Data is the ultimate source of truth and unlocking its power provides a
revelatory view of your healthcare landscape," said Nathan
Gunn, MD, chief medical officer at Verisk Health. "Strategic Benefit
Solutions uses Explorer to transform data into actionable knowledge —
identifying and targeting risk, while proactively seizing opportunities
for medical and pharmacy cost savings."
Strategic Benefit Solutions has also implemented Explorer to provide
benefit advisory services to other clients, focusing on cost
containment, wellness management, pricing, network analysis, and
cross-functional improvement. Using Explorer, SBS now provides clients
customized reports that summarize important clinical, financial, and
utilization metrics, and presents expert commentary and strategies for
improvement.
For more information on Strategic Benefit Solutions' success using
Explorer, read our case study
"Strategic Benefit Solutions uses
Verisk Health to deliver innovation and value" at www.veriskhealth.com/research_casestudies.