Tucson, AZ – Pyx Health, a tech-enabled services company providing health plans and their members an innovative, scalable solution that effectively addresses A white paper reveals that Banner University Health Plans’ use of a novel interactive platform-plus-support center with members after discharge from emergency room or inpatient care resulted in a substantial reduction in subsequent inpatient costs and emergency department use. Analyzing the experiences of 1,170 members aged 18-103 years and comparing that data with a control group that did not access the digital platform, BUHP realized savings of $847 per member per month over a six-month period on this group of high-cost members.
The white paper was authored by Thomas M. Ball, MD, MPH, and Sandra Stein, MD, BUHP’s former and current chief medical officers. Dr. Ball’s research has been funded by NIH and he has authored multiple peer-reviewed journal publications, including healthcare economic analyses. Dr. Stein is board-certified in child, adolescent and adult psychiatry, and they have both partnered to integrate behavioral and physical health programs to better manage health plan-covered lives. READ MORE
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