FinTech Magazine November 2019 | Page 95

CLICK TO WATCH : ‘ PARTNERS | SUCCESS STORY : ILIANA ’ 95 mental health , substance use disorder and intellectual and developmental disability ( I / DD ) services available through Medicaid , state and county funding . The organisation , Gianna explains , contracts with care providers to ensure that treatment options are available for eligible residents across the state . “ North Carolina is a large state ,” he says . “ The population is close to 11 million , and one in every 10 is eligible for publicly-funded behavioral and I / DD managed care . However , the system currently in place focuses on a portion of a person ’ s wellbeing , instead
of the whole person , which is a big driver behind our transformation .”
The purpose of Partners ’ digital transformation , explains Gianna , is a focus on understanding the overall health and healthcare needs of specific populations through leveraging technologies such as procurement platforms , predictive analytics tools , and the integration of the organisation ’ s services network so that it can manage the right services at the right time for its health plan members . “ First and foremost , we recognise that we need to be very agile and mobile ,” he notes . “ The first target
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