CareContinuum Partners with United Resource Network for Organ Transplants

Organ and tissue transplants are among the most treatment-intensive and costly procedures experienced by both patients and payers. Each year the number and cost of organ and tissue transplant cases increases as new, more expensive transplantation technologies emerge.

Determining the appropriateness of transplant cases, selecting appropriate facilities for a specific transplant procedure, managing costs, fostering successful outcomes, and reviewing treatment proficiencies are time-intensive processes that demand specific clinical expertise.

These reasons are why CareContinuum has partnered with United Resource Network to offer a continuum of products and services designed to help clients manage their transplant benefit. From physician review services to the nation's leading network of elite transplant programs , together we can offer clients the opportunity for improved outcomes and significant cost savings associated with transplantation. (35-40% savings per transplant episode as compared with industry standard transplantation costs)

United Resource Networks provides Network access to more than 43 million individuals and manages approximately 4,000 transplant cases each year. The United Resource Transplant Network, developed and maintained through a unique process of credentialing, contracting, and consulting, is currently comprised of 128 participating transplant programs within 21 medical centers throughout the United States. The Pediatric Transplant Network, a subset of The Network, consists of 39 participating transplant programs within 21 medical centers throughout the United States.

United Resource Networks also offers United TransReview, a transplant appropriateness review product. United TransReview assists organizations in the complex decision-making process surrounding transplantation by providing expert opinion services that focus on an individual patient's clinical situation.

Click here to learn more about United Resource Network.