Collaboration addresses healthcare organizations’ need to provide
high quality, cost effective care
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2009--
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:NCI), a global management and litigation
consulting firm, today announced a collaboration agreement with
Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pennsylvania, to establish
consulting, educational and management services focused on providing
healthcare organizations with the tools to achieve high quality,
cost-effective care.
Navigant and Geisinger, national leaders in optimizing quality and value
through innovative initiatives, will provide consulting services to
healthcare providers seeking to maximize clinical outcomes and
efficiencies through care innovation, physician alignment and IT
enhancement. Together, the two organizations will develop distinctive
methodologies and processes to improve clinical performance; establish
alignment between physicians and their hospital partners; secure
increased quality and financial benefits from the deployment of
electronic medical records; improve physician practice financial
performance; improve reliability of processes; and support prudent use
of integrated resources.
By leveraging a combined executive-level leadership team with experience
and expertise in integrated delivery systems, the collaboration will
help support health system clients in their quest to achieve new levels
of clinical and financial success.
“Geisinger is nationally recognized as an exemplary physician-led
healthcare care system, and the Navigant team is excited to partner with
these clinical innovators in an effort to change the way healthcare is
delivered across the nation,” stated Dave Zito, Managing Director and
national leader for Navigant’s healthcare practice.
“Together, we believe we can help organizations accelerate the
development and implementation of hospital and physician’s shared
imperative to improve quality, value, care coordination and financial
performance,” noted Seth Frazier, M.B.A., Vice President,
Transformation, Geisinger Health System. “This partnership is a great
opportunity to develop strategic and more personalized approaches to
delivering sustainable quality performance in an environment demanding
cost effectiveness.”
“Geisinger’s ProvenCare® acute episodic and chronic disease management
initiative and ProvenHealth NavigatorSM, advanced medical
home, have been cited by President Barack Obama and other national
leaders when identifying Geisinger as a successful model for national
healthcare reform,” stated Bruce Hamory, M.D., Executive Vice President,
Chief Medical Officer Emeritus, Geisinger Health System. “We are excited
about the opportunity to partner with one of the nation’s leading
healthcare management consulting firms to assist other organizations in
learning how they can leverage successful models to enhance their
businesses, and ultimately improve access to affordable quality
healthcare.”
Navigant Consulting has provided services to over 400 healthcare
provider organizations across the United States, including hospitals,
health systems, academic medical centers, physician group practices, and
faculty practice plans. Navigant’s knowledge of the healthcare industry,
expertise in change management, and strength in devising and
implementing strategic and operational initiatives, enable the firm to
assist organizations in transforming to meet changing market demands. As
the healthcare system undergoes fundamental changes, Navigant is setting
the standard for helping organizations evolve, improve and ultimately
provide better care and services.
About Navigant Consulting
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: NCI) is a global consulting firm
providing dispute, investigative, operational, risk management and
financial and regulatory advisory solutions to government agencies,
legal counsel and large companies facing the challenges of uncertainty,
risk, distress and significant change. The Company focuses on industries
undergoing substantial regulatory or structural change and on the issues
driving these transformations. “Navigant” is a service mark of Navigant
International, Inc.Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI) is not affiliated,
associated, or in any way connected with Navigant International, Inc.
and NCI’s use of “Navigant” is made under license from Navigant
International, Inc. More information about Navigant Consulting can be
found at www.navigantconsulting.com.
About Geisinger Health System
Founded in 1915, Geisinger Health System is one of the nation’s largest
integrated health services organizations. Serving more than two million
residents throughout central and northeast Pennsylvania, the
physician-led organization is at the forefront of the country’s rapidly
emerging electronic health records movement. Geisinger is comprised of
three medical centers, a children’s hospital, 700+-member group
practice, a not-for-profit health insurance company, the Henry Hood
Center for Health Research, and the Janet and Sigfried Weis Research
Center – dedicated to creating innovative new models for quality
clinical care, patient satisfaction and optimal clinical outcomes. For
more information, visit www.geisinger.org.
Source: Navigant Consulting, Inc.
Erin Bowler
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
312.583.3659
erin.bowler@navigantconsulting.com
Patti
Urosevich
Geisinger Health System
570.271.7441
purosevich@geisinger.edu
