Maternity Management

From pre-pregnancy planning through delivery, the decisions women make may impact not only their own health, but also the long-term health of their babies. Through a detailed screening process, MedCom Care Management’s Handle with Care™ identifies risk factors which contribute to pregnancy complications so that timely intervention may occur.

Handle with Care™ is a comprehensive program tailored to inform and educate expectant mothers, thereby reducing health plan costs for the employer and participant. By promoting healthy pregnancies, reducing complications of pregnancy, pre-term deliveries and incidences of low birthweight babies are minimized.

• Health risk assessments to help proactively determine the risk category of expectant mothers
• Targeted educational materials to expectant mothers to help improve birth outcomes
• Telephone consultations to encourage consistent prenatal care, answer questions, provide education, and review health status
• Improve health outcomes of expectant mothers and newborns through personalized contact and monitoring
• Reduce costs to health plan and plan participants through early identification and treatment of high risk pregnancies

For more information on how 360° can transform your benefit plan, contact MedCom at 800-643-4416 or handlewithcare@gilsbar.com.