ST. LOUIS, May 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) was honored for five of its innovative member programs at Dorland Health's Seventh Annual Case in Point Platinum Awards on May 12. The Case in Point Platinum Awards program recognizes case management programs that successfully deliver sustained efficiency and effectiveness across a variety of disciplines and settings in the continuum of care coordination.
Centene and its specialty solutions division, Envolve, Inc., won awards in five categories including:
Care Coordination Specialty Program: Behavioral Health Case Management
- Orca House Residential Treatment
Care Coordination Specialty Program: Women/Children Case Management Programs
- Turning Point Program
Patient Care Settings: Acute Care Settings
- Emergency Department Program
Payer-Based Programs: Care Management
- My Route to Health Sickle Cell Program
Payer-Based Programs: Disease Management/Population Health
- Modified IMPACT
"Our clinical programs are critical to helping Centene and its subsidiaries provide access to quality, integrated healthcare for our members," said Mary Mason, M.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Specialty Companies for Centene. "We are honored to be recognized by Dorland Health with these prestigious awards for the seventh year in a row."
About Centene Corporation
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multi-national healthcare enterprise that provides a portfolio of services to government sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on under-insured and uninsured individuals. Many receive benefits provided under Medicaid, including the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), as well as Aged, Blind or Disabled (ABD), Foster Care and Long Term Care (LTC), in addition to other state-sponsored programs, Medicare (including the Medicare prescription drug benefit commonly known as "Part D"), as well as programs with the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Centene operates local health plans and offers a range of health insurance solutions. It also contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to provide specialty services including behavioral health management, care management software, correctional healthcare services, dental benefits management, in-home health services, life and health management, managed vision, pharmacy benefits management, specialty pharmacy and telehealth services.
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