In partnership with Elevance Health and Findhelp, PM Pediatric Care is recognized for leading the way in identification of social health disparities, connecting thousands of families with access to community resources.
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Lake Success, NY (October 4, 2024) – PM Pediatric Care, the nation’s largest provider of pediatric urgent care and leader in behavioral health, is a recipient of the 2024 Points of Light award from the respected national healthcare research company, KLAS. This recognition is accompanied by a published case study highlighting PM Pediatric Care’s groundbreaking program to address social health disparities among Medicaid patients. As part of the study, nearly 20,000 families were screened and nearly 10,000 were provided referrals for resources to strengthen social health, demonstrating the important leadership role PM Pediatric Care has played in improving the lives of community children.
The study describes PM Pediatric Care’s collaboration with Elevance Health and Findhelp to systematically identify social health disparities among Medicaid beneficiaries. Standardizing the identification process allowed these partners to identify common issues among the Medicaid community, expand resources, and provide meaningful connections for children with local community resources to help strengthen their social health.
With pediatric urgent care offices nationwide, PM Pediatric Care identified 26 offices across 5 states to conduct the Social Drivers of Health Provider Incentive program (SDoHPIP), developed by Elevance Health and Findhelp. Integrating Findhelp’s software solution into their registration and workflows, PM Pediatric Care was able to maintain information on community-based organizations and provide such referral options to patients identified through the program in need of additional support.
“We are honored to be recognized by KLAS as a leader in Social Determinants of Health screenings”, said Suzanne Brundage, Senior Director of Strategic Operations and Value Based Care at PM Pediatric Care. “Thanks to our partnership with ElevanceHealth and Findhelp, PM Pediatric Care is screening thousands of patients and providing meaningful referrals to families at an unprecedented scale. Ensuring the health and wellbeing of children is the heart of our organization’s mission, and this is an excellent example of industry partnership to help us achieve just that.”
The 2024 KLAS SDOH Points of Light Recognition Award recognizes exemplary provider/payer collaboration to solve challenges in healthcare, celebrating such partnerships’ successes—or “points of light”—in reducing cost and inefficiencies and improving the patient, provider, and payer experience.
The complete case study can be accessed here: https://klasresearch.com/report/sdoh-points-of-light-2024-case-study-10-addressing-social-health-disparities-among-medicaid-members/3634
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About PM Pediatric Care: PM Pediatric Care is the nation’s largest provider of specialized pediatric urgent care with 90 locations in 14 states. Established as a premier alternative to a children’s emergency department, the organization has since grown into a robust network of world-class pediatric healthcare initiatives, including comprehensive behavioral health services to address the rise of related conditions among the pediatric and adolescent population, emerging population health interventions, and partnerships with leading children’s health systems and school districts across the nation. As a recognized thought leader in the field of pediatric medicine, PM Pediatric is a 10-time honoree to Inc’s 500/5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. For more information, visit www.pmpediatriccare.com.
About Elevance Health, Inc.:
Elevance Health is a lifetime, trusted health partner whose purpose is to improve the health of humanity. The company supports consumers, families, and communities across the entire healthcare journey – connecting them to the care, support, and resources they need to lead better lives. Elevance Health’s companies serve over 113 million consumers through a diverse portfolio of industry-leading medical, pharmacy, behavioral, clinical, and complex care solutions. For more information, please visit www.elevancehealth.com or follow us @ElevanceHealth on X and Elevance Health on LinkedIn.
About Findhelp:
Building healthier and happier communities starts with supporting the whole person. That’s why Findhelp was founded in 2010: to connect all people in need to the programs that serve them with dignity and ease. Our software platform enables community organizations, governments, and businesses across industries to easily manage and coordinate care. From screening and closed-loop referrals to outcomes tracking and actionable health equity insights, Findhelp is leading the modernization of the social safety net. Learn more: https://company.findhelp.com
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