OREANDA-NEWS. August 21, 2012. McKesson Health Solutions, a business unit of McKesson Corporation focused on delivering leading technology solutions to the payer, provider and government markets, announced that IDC Health Insights named it a “major player” in care management. McKesson Health Solutions has been supporting health plans and states nationwide in implementing successful care management programs for nearly twenty years, reported the press-centre of McKesson.

The IDC Health Insights report IDC MarketScape: U.S. Care Management Solutions for Healthcare Payers 2012 Vendor Assessment - A Market in Transition to Health Engagement, Document # HI235803, July 2012, examined the capabilities and strategies of nine leading care management vendors and positioned McKesson Health Solutions as a major player. IDC Health Insights’ assessment of care management vendors represents its opinion on which companies are well positioned today through current capabilities and which are best positioned to gain market share in the coming years.

The IDC Health Insights report commended McKesson Health Solutions for its industry market history and clinical and solution depth; breadth of capabilities and solutions, including health and wellness; evidence-based clinical content; provider, network and payment assets; strong history of providing care management services; and dedicated customer base.

Delivered as McKesson VITAL Care Management, McKesson’s offering is comprised of a platform that includes predictive modeling, segmentation, and utilization, disease and case management workflow; engagement tools such as consumer and provider portals and program communications; nurse advice line and support; and business insight tools and consultants. McKesson VITAL Care Management programs are third-party validated in helping to deliver better health to patients and better business health to payers.

Traditional care management is evolving into a strategic health management solution, and successful vendors are expanding functionality and services in response, according to the IDC Health Insights report. “Health plans need care management solutions with the capacity and flexibility to engage and communicate with consumers and providers, deliver disease and case management initiatives, and provide integrated analytics and outcomes analysis,” said Janice W. Young, Program Director, IDC Health Insights' Payer IT Strategies, and author of the report.

“We are pleased to be recognized by IDC Health Insights as a major player in the care management industry,” said Judy Smythe, senior vice president and general manager, McKesson Health Solutions. “This IDC Health Insights report acknowledges our strong market experience and strategic commitment to deliver care management solutions that are easy to use, interoperable with other solutions, and flexible to changing industry demands.”