- Provide Dedicated Physician Services in Skilled Nursing Facilities -
- Offer Network of Skilled Nursing Facilities -
BROOKLYN, N.Y., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Matrix Medical Network today
announced a multi-year agreement to provide care services to Oxford Health
Plan members who are in skilled nursing facilities in several counties in New
York. Over the past 12 months, the company also worked with Oxford to further
develop its network of sub-acute and skilled nursing facilities for its
members and physicians to utilize.
"By following evidence-based guidelines, Matrix may help improve the
consistency of care members receive in skilled nursing facilities while
decreasing the need for re-hospitalizations," said Alan M. Muney, M.D., chief
medical officer at Oxford Health Plans, LLC, a UnitedHealthcare Company. "Only
in better coordinating care with members, their primary care physicians and
specialists, and family members can we hope to achieve quality, cost-effective
care."
Matrix's staff of physicians and nurse practitioners is specially trained
in caring for individuals in skilled nursing facilities. They will work
closely with Oxford's nurse case managers to help members receive appropriate
care and direction as they transition from hospitals to skilled nursing
facilities and eventually to their homes. Matrix physicians provide direct
patient care, and coordinate consultations with specialists and members'
primary care physicians. In addition, they work with families as they prepare
to move members to their homes.
"By working collaboratively with the primary care physicians, the nursing
facility staff and Oxford, we can strive to deliver the best possible care,"
said Marcia Naveh, M.D., F.A.C.P., medical director of Matrix. "By being on
site, our doctors can help identify and address issues that may prevent re-
hospitalizations."
About Oxford Health Plans
Founded in 1984, Oxford Health Plans, LLC, a UnitedHealthcare Company,
provides health plans to employers and individuals primarily in New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut, through its direct sales force, independent insurance
agents and brokers. Oxford's commercial insured products and services include
traditional health maintenance organizations, preferred and exclusive provider
organizations, point-of-service plans and consumer-directed health plans. The
company also offers Medicare plans and third-party administration of employer-
funded benefits plans. Oxford completed its merger with UnitedHealthcare in
July 2004. More information about Oxford Health Plans is available at
http://www.oxfordhealth.com .
About Matrix Medical Network
Matrix Medical Network (http://www.MatrixHealth.net ) is a physician
practice developed to provide high-quality, cost-effective care to patients in
the long-term care setting. Matrix employs physicians and nurse practitioners
who are focused solely on the care of patients in nursing homes, assisted
living facilities and other long-term care facilities. Members of the Matrix
care team do not have office-based practices; their only priority is
delivering the best possible care to patients by working with the facility,
its administration, and staff. Matrix partners with managed care
organizations, hospitals, and state Medicaid programs to improve the health
status of long-term care patients.
SOURCE Oxford Health Plans, LLC, a UnitedHealthcare Company
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http://www.MatrixHealth.net
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CONTACT:
Maria Gordon Shydlo of Oxford Health Plans,
LLC, a UnitedHealthcare Company, +1-203-459-7674; Carolyn Daly of
Kathleen Sheridan, of Stanton Crenshaw, +1-212-780-1900, for
Matrix
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