Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey works with Monmouth County to improve the quality and delivery of care for county workforce

New results show that Monmouth County public employees are benefitting from a new wellness initiative designed by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. County employees who used physicians in Horizon BCBSNJ’s Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) program showed a significant increase in preventive screenings, one of the goals of the program.

During the six-month initiative, approximately one-in-eight Monmouth County employees (and dependents) covered by Horizon BCBSNJ were under the care of a participating medical home practice. PCMH practices made direct contact with their Monmouth County covered patients to encourage health and wellness screenings as part of this pilot. 

While Monmouth County recorded improved health screenings workforce-wide, those employees attributed to a PCMH practice improved at a highly accelerated rate:

Colorectal Screenings:
Non-PCMH County workers - 10% increase.
PCMH members - 33% increase.
Total Average - 13% increase.

Breast Cancer Screenings:
Non-PCMH members -- 3% increase.
PCMH members – 23% increase.
Total Average – 9% increase.