ProgenyHealth to Attend MHPA 2014 Conference and Discuss NICU Population Management

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Oct 22, 2014, 11:00 ET

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Oct. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ProgenyHealth, the market leader in evidence-based care management solutions for premature and medically complex newborns, announced today it will be exhibiting at Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA) from October 26-28 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. MHPA is the leading national organization solely dedicated to representing health plans participating in Medicaid managed care.

In addition to exhibiting, the president and CEO of ProgenyHealth, Dr. Ellen Stang and Dr. Michael Musci, ProgenyHealth's Chief Medical Officer, will be hosting a workshop titled, NICU Care Management: Improving Population Health on Tuesday, October 28th from 10:05am-11:00am. The session will cover the importance of population health management in the NICU and ProgenyHealth's proven methods to improving health outcomes in the NICU, while lowering NICU costs.

"We at ProgenyHealth firmly believe that improving health outcomes and reducing NICU costs are not mutually exclusive," said Dr. Stang. "For over 10 years, we have been working in collaboration with providers and hospitals to promote evidence-based best practices, and are educating families so they can be active participants in health care decision making for their infant. The results of our program are measurable and significantly impact population health."

Visit ProgenyHealth's booth to learn more about their innovative solutions for your ever challenging Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) population. Attendees who wish to schedule a meeting are encouraged to visit booth #306 or email [email protected]. Stop by our booth to meet with us and enter for a chance to win a FitBit®!

About ProgenyHealth
ProgenyHealth is a leading provider of neonatal care coordination services. Focusing on the unique health care needs of infants in intensive care nurseries, ProgenyHealth neonatologists, pediatricians, and NICU nurses, partner with the infant's neonatologists and primary care providers to deliver care management services from birth through the first year of life. Case managers are available around the clock to support and educate families. Families become active participants in the health care decision making process by working closely with the ProgenyHealth clinical team. ProgenyHealth delivers consistent, measurable, and substantial ROIs for each of its health plan clients. For more information on our programs and services, please visit www.progenyhealth.com.

About Medicaid Health Plans of America
Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA) provides advocacy, research and organized forums that support the development of policy solutions to enhance the delivery of quality health care. For more information, visit www.mhpa.org or email [email protected].

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