North Star Health (NSH) monitors
compliance of plan members and their doctors to nationally
recognized guidelines for prevention and care from sources such as
the American Medical Association, American Cancer Society, American
Heart Association and American Diabetes Association. North Star
Health uses a
proprietary system called HITS (Health Information Tracking System)
to track compliance by member and doctor.
We proactively share this information, wellness
disease record, with our members and their
physicians to encourage improved long term member health. As a
result we have experienced much lower health care inflation costs
compared with national averages.
North Star Health’s objectives are to mitigate the impact of
“small area variation” that exists within our clients’ health plans.
Simply put, North Star Health is in business to improve the
quality of healthcare. At North Star Health, there is a
continuous health plan improvement process we call
“The
North Star Health System” .
All health plan data analysis is performed by our on-site staff of
physicians and Ph.D. Biostatisticians. Data analysis is conducted at
the client level and focuses on identifying the underlying risk
factors driving health plan costs.
It's important for you to make preventive visits to your doctor. You
likely take better car of your car than yourself. Preventative
maintenance and regular health screening can often catch problems
early before they become more difficult problems.
Please use the NSH Preventive Screening Tool below to determine
what tests are appropriate for you based on your age and sex.
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