Quest named exclusive independent lab provider
for all Sentara Health Plans in Virginia and Florida
SECAUCUS, N.J and HAMPTON ROADS, Va., Sept. 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX),
the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services,
and Sentara Health Plans, the health plan division of Sentara
Health, an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system,
today announced a multi-year strategic collaboration designed to
expand access to high-quality, affordable and comprehensive
laboratory testing for members of Sentara Health Plans.
Beginning January 1, 2025, Quest
will be the exclusive independent national laboratory provider of
clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology services for members of
Sentara Health Plans, including commercial and its government
programs. The agreement will apply to Sentara Health Plans members
in Florida and Virginia, including those in Sentara's
Florida-serving AvMed
business.
Sentara Health Plans and Quest will also collaborate on
expanding Quest's patient service center network to support patient
access in some geographies. In addition, the parties will consider
avenues for educating Sentara Health Plans members and providers on
the value of redirecting testing to Quest from higher-cost,
out-of-network providers.
"Sentara Health Plans' strategic relationship with Quest
promises to provide our Florida
and Virginia members with
innovative and comprehensive laboratory services," said
Colin S. Drozdowski, Executive Vice
President of Sentara and President of Sentara Health Plans.
"Sentara Health Plans and Quest share a common goal to deliver
quality and affordable care to our plan members."
"Health plans like Sentara value Quest as a strategic
collaborator that can help them reduce healthcare costs while
simultaneously enhancing access, innovation, and quality," said
Leah D. Timmerman, Senior Vice
President, Health Plans, Quest Diagnostics. "We look forward to
helping Sentara Health Plans improve access and affordability for
its members as we extend into parts of the southeastern U.S.,
particularly Virginia, where our
presence has been limited."
About Sentara Health
Sentara Health, an integrated,
not-for-profit health care delivery system, celebrates more than
130 years in pursuit of its mission - "we improve health every
day." Sentara is one of the largest health systems in the U.S.
Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, and among the top 20 largest
not-for-profit integrated health systems in the country, with
30,000 employees, 12 hospitals in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina, and the Sentara
Health Plans division which serves more than 1 million members in
Virginia and Florida. Sentara is recognized nationally for
clinical quality and safety, and is strategically focused on
innovation and creating an extraordinary health care experience for
our patients and members. Sentara was named to IBM Watson Health's
"Top 15 Health Systems" (2021, 2018), and was recognized by Forbes
as a "Best Employer for New Grads" (2022), "Best Employer for
Veterans" (2022, 2023), and "Best Employer for Women" (2020).
About Sentara Health Plans
Sentara Health Plans
provides health plan coverage to nearly one million members in
Virginia and Florida. Sentara Health Plans offers a full
suite of commercial products including employee-owned and
employer-sponsored plans, as well as Individual & Family Health
Plans, Employee Assistance Programs and plans serving
Dual-Eligible, Medicare, and Medicaid enrollees.
About Quest Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics works across
the healthcare ecosystem to create a healthier world, one life at a
time. We provide diagnostic insights from the results of our
laboratory testing to empower people, physicians and organizations
to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from one of the
world's largest databases of de-identifiable clinical lab results,
Quest's diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and
treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve healthcare
management. Quest Diagnostics annually serves one in three adult
Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the
United States, and our nearly
50,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the
right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that
transform lives and create a healthier
world. www.QuestDiagnostics.com
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