AkosMD & The Alliance Announce an Innovative Virtual Direct Primary Care Partnership admin, October 19, 2022 Medicine and Healthcare - Enrose Magazine originally published at Medicine and Healthcare - Enrose Magazine An Innovative Virtual Direct Primary Care Partnership for employers and employees. AkosMD & The Alliance announce an Innovative Virtual Direct Primary Care Partnership Madison, WI AkosMD announced a new partnership with The Alliance. This partnership will improve the quality of care and reduce health care costs by offering Virtual Direct Primary Care to the 110,000 lives utilizing The Alliance Network. MADISON, Wis. - October 19, 2022 - (Newswire.com) AkosMD today announced a new partnership with The Alliance. This partnership will improve the quality of care and reduce health care costs by offering Virtual Direct Primary Care to the 110,000 lives utilizing The Alliance Network. The AkosMD solution also includes care navigation, remote patient monitoring, chronic condition management and concierge care support. This solution is available to all Alliance employers and their employees immediately "AkosMD brings an innovative and comprehensive approach to Virtual Direct Primary Care that we believe will improve access to primary care services while delivering significant savings for employers and patients," says Melina Kambitsi, Ph.D. Senior Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Marketing for The Alliance. "The Alliance is a recognized leader in driving innovation that improves care and is an ideal partner for AkosMD's data-driven, 'Company Doctor' solution," adds Tom Henke, AkosMD's Growth Officer Employers and brokers that have reviewed the solution agree- Julie Allord, the President of BenefitWorks, a benefits consulting firm in Madison, noted the "AkosMD approach to Virtual Direct Primary Care and the partnership with The Alliance brings much-needed access and choice in this market. Virtual Direct Primary Care has been shown to deliver significant savings for employers while improving access. My customers are interested." Pete Lukowitz, President of Lukowitz Consulting agrees, "AkosMD's concierge service integrates well with other innovations at The Alliance, such as Smarter Networks and Smarter Analytics. I anticipate that together employers will realize additional savings of 12%-15% or more. I've recently quoted the program and am seeing savings of over $200,000 for one of my clients." The benefits of this new partnership include: A company doctor for the entire firm with a designated physician, care navigator, and nurse for each member to provide comprehensive care coordination, navigation, and care gap closure. AkosMD is also able to provide direct referrals to The Alliance's high-quality, low-cost providers improving outcomes while delivering significant savings on specialty care and facilities. Since AkosMD is already available within The Alliance network, all employers can realize these savings immediately. AkosMD's approach engages the members directly delivering savings of over 50% on primary care services immediately. Stop-loss carriers are currently adding these savings into their pricing models with some pricing discounts already available. The Alliance: The Alliance serves as the voice for 300 self-funded employers who want more control over their health care costs. They provide transparent, creative approaches to network and benefit plan design to unlock savings where others can't - or won't - using Smarter Networks℠ and sophisticated data mining and analysis. The Alliance remains a trusted, objective partner for employers and their brokers who seek improved access to high-quality health care by contracting with more than 34,000 health care providers and doctors across the Midwest. About AkosMD: AkosMD is a pioneer in virtual health, offering patient-centered solutions that in turn benefit employers and patients. Our 'company doctors' are board-certified physicians who deliver comprehensive clinical services virtually anywhere, anytime and our care coordinators are available 24/7/365 to ensure patients' needs are always being met. AkosMD delivers the most comprehensive virtual advanced primary care in the industry. Contact Information: Tom Henke Senior Vice President - Growth Officer thenke@akosmd.com 6127014786 Press Release Service by Newswire.com Original Source: AkosMD & The Alliance Announce an Innovative Virtual Direct Primary Care Partnership The post AkosMD & The Alliance Announce an Innovative Virtual Direct Primary Care Partnership first appeared on Enrose Magazine. Medicine and Healthcare - Enrose Magazine originally published at Medicine and Healthcare - Enrose Magazine Health News