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Consumer Decision Support Tools

First Choice Health Administrators provides members with the reliable and dependable online tools to help guide them through making decisions about their own healthcare needs. These web-based tools include:

Procedure Pricing

Gives an average cost based on the type of service provided by your physician, such as an office visit or diagnostic tests.

Prescription Pricing

Through our preferred Pharmacy Benefit Manager, get information about prescription costs and network pharmacies. In addition, compare generic to brand name prescriptions to get an idea of potential cost savings.

Hospital Quality Indicators

Compares hospitals by zip code on information such as costs, diagnosis, procedures and complication rates.

Conditions and Diseases

Provides reliable and extensive information related to symptoms, diseases and conditions that help guide you through treatment and medication options as well as testing procedures and questionnaires that help you determine your need for medical care based on your symptoms. In addition, there is advice about what to discuss with your physician in order to make informed decisions about your healthcare.

Resource Links

Gives outside links to resources that can provide members with additional information and guidance in helping to make the best decisions about one’s healthcare.

Doctor Information

Provides basic professional information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States. This includes more than 690,000 doctors.

Chronic Condition Management

For guidance with chronic conditions, such as Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes, Asthma, Congestive Heart Failure, or Musculoskeletal Condition, FCHA partners with CorSolutions to help you learn more about your disease, symptoms, and treatment plan and offers experienced nurses to guide you every step of the way. You can also get general health and wellness information from the CorSolutions website.

Reporting Capabilities

First Choice Health Administrators provides a comprehensive reporting package. Monthly and quarterly reports provide detailed client specific information on financial experience, claims, enrollment, cost, service performance and utilization and medical management.