| 1982 |
Lee Passell leaped into the
healthcare industry when he purchased his first
healthcare company, Medical Personnel Pool, later known
as Interim HealthCare of Cleveland. He owned and
operated the full service home health agency for 20
years, growing it to one of the largest proprietary home
care agencies in Northeast Ohio. |
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| 1995 |
NORTHCOAST Health Care Management
Services was created when Prudential HealthCare
requested the development of an integrated network of
home health providers for services to include home
health care, infusion therapy and durable medical
equipment in a multi-county service area. It was the
first comprehensive home care capitation model for
NORTHCOAST and Prudential. The program was successfully
implemented and executed for seven years until
Prudential was acquired by Aetna. |
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| 1996 |
NORTHCOAST began its long-standing
relationship with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield with
its integrated network in the Cleveland area. We have
subsequently expanded the network to provide service to
the entire state and the contiguous counties surrounding
it. |
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| 1997 |
Lee complemented the provision of
home health care with the purchase of a home infusion
pharmacy. NorthCoast Infusion Therapies was in operation
until 2008. |
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| 2005 |
The network expanded to cover the
entire state and the contiguous counties bordering the
state. |
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| 2006 |
We expanded our payor panel to
include Medical Mutual of Ohio. Many providers have
direct contracts but can additionally work with Medical
Mutual through our network.
NorthCoast Infusion Network (NCIN) was developed to meet
a growing need for easy access to infusion and specialty
services in the local market and to bring new
opportunities to infusion providers.
www.ncinnetwork.com
The creation of National Health Data Solutions (NHDS)
followed. NHDS was formed to collect data and create
reports designed to provide usable patient level
dispensing data to empower organizations to make
informed decisions about their products and services.
www.nationalhds.com
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| Today |
The state-wide network includes over
250 providers for home health, home infusion, and
hospice. The providers are hospital based, independent,
proprietary, or non-profit organizations. NORTHCOAST
brings extensive experience as a home care and infusion
provider, as well as over 16 years of network
management. We are patient advocates who seek to have
the best outcome for the patient, while providing
services in the most cost efficient manner for the payor. |
