ITA Partners’ eviti Platform to Improve the Delivery, Quality of Oncology Care for Maryland Physicians Care Members and Providers

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ITA Partners (ITA) announced today that Maryland Physicians Care (MPC) will use ITA’s proprietary oncology decision-support platform – eviti – to improve oncology care and manage costs for its patients.

“As a Medicaid plan, we have a responsibility to validate the proper use of state and federal funds. The eviti platform will help us ensure that our members with a cancer diagnosis will receive the appropriate care from the start, and that we reimburse physicians only for quality care”

MPC physicians will use the web-based platform to improve adherence to evidence-based care for cancer patients and to obtain preauthorization for treatment at the point-of-care.

“Bringing authorization to the point-of-care expedites the treatment process. Combined with the assurance of appropriate care using eviti’s knowledge base of over 1,000 proven treatment standards covering all cancer types, MPC can expect improved outcomes – both medically and financially,” said Eduardo Beruff, chief executive officer and president at ITA.

MPC is committed to improving care for its members and providing physicians with necessary tools to effectively manage patient care.

“As a Medicaid plan, we have a responsibility to validate the proper use of state and federal funds. The eviti platform will help us ensure that our members with a cancer diagnosis will receive the appropriate care from the start, and that we reimburse physicians only for quality care,” said Dr. David Yalowitz, chief medical officer at MPC.

Beruff said that MPC, its members and health providers will benefit from eviti’s collaborative, real-time approach to improving care and lowering risks and costs:

• Members will benefit from appropriate, expedited treatment for their cancer.
• Providers will have systematic access to the latest, most comprehensive evidence-based treatment standards and benefit from streamlined reimbursement.
• MPC will be assured that members are receiving cost-effective, quality care within the scope of plan benefits.

About ITA Partners

ITA Partners is an independent company with nearly a decade of experience in transforming the quality of oncology care by aligning the interests of patients, physicians and payers to improve clinical outcomes and reduce costs. The company utilizes the expertise of top oncologists and oncology nurses, as well as insurance experts and actuaries, all supported by proprietary technology, to fulfill its mission of providing evidence-based, unbiased support to all parties in the cancer care process. ITA contracts with health plans and other payers, and is not affiliated with any health system, insurance company, pharmaceutical company or provider network. The company recently launched eviti, a transformative web-based software application which aligns the prescription of quality care and appropriate reimbursement in real time. The knowledge base comprises over 1,000 of the most appropriate, proven treatment options covering all modalities for more than 120 cancer types compiled from the world’s leading sources. eviti’s transparent approach streamlines workflow and reimbursement, reduces variability in clinical care, and results in cost efficiencies to benefit all participants in the cancer treatment process and allow the best cancer care to be available everywhere. For more information, visit www.itapartners.com.

About Maryland Physicians Care

Maryland Physicians Care (MPC), a Medicaid managed care health plan, is administered by Schaller Anderson, LLC, an Aetna company. MPC is a managed care organization administering health care services to Maryland’s Health Choice and Primary Adult Care (PAC) enrollees. Founded in 1996, MPC is owned by Maryland General Health Systems, St. Agnes HealthCare, Meritus Health and Western Maryland Health System.

MPC is a leader in managed health care in Maryland with a strong network of hospitals, doctors, clinics and pharmacies. MPC offers both members and providers solid solutions to their respective needs in the health care field. For more information about all the services that Maryland Physicians Care has to offer, go to www.marylandphysicianscare.com or call 1-800-953-8854.