Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after you have been in a public place, after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing, and after using others’ or shared equipment. Read More
An unforeseen change occurred in 2020 for many employees, as they quickly shifted from routines of working in bustling offices to isolated desks within their homes. Read More
Patients are now being seen at CoxHealth Nixa, which opened its doors on Dec. 14. Read More
Matt Aug, President of Cox HealthPlans, shared his valuable insight in an article for the Springfield Business Journal about the importance of planning and reviewing your health coverage options for the upcoming year. Read More
Feeling added stress this holiday season? Read on to learn more about the benefits of peppermint along with a recipe for a soothing cup of healthy peppermint hot chocolate to help ease things like headaches, sleepiness, and stuffed sinuses this holiday season. Read More
With cooler temperatures in conjunction with flu season and COVID-19, it is important to protect yourself and others from illness. The following tips from the Centers for Disease Control can help keep you and your family safe this flu season. Read More
Cox HealthPlans uses EnvisionRx to manage your pharmacy benefits. On September 1, EnvisionRx will change its name to Elixir. Read More
Cox HealthPlans is pleased to announce our recently awarded 3‐year accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). Read More
Cloth face coverings are recommended as a simple barrier to help prevent respiratory droplets from traveling into the air and onto other people when the person wearing the cloth face covering coughs, sneezes, talks, or raises their voice. This is called source control. Read More
Cox HealthPlans (CHP) offers an online portal to our members. The portal allows members to access the following features. Read More
CoxHealth has joined a national clinical trial initiated by the Mayo Clinic to learn how convalescent plasma may help treat patients suffering from COVID-19. The health system is currently treating its first patient with the developing method of treatment. Read More
In just two weeks, a new unit for COVID-19 patients came to life at Cox South. We are grateful for all of the individuals and organizations who helped make this a reality. While we are hopeful it’s never needed, we are so glad to have it as a resource for patients in our community should it be necessary. Click below for a video tour of the facilities inside: Read More
Advance Directives are legal documents that allow you to give directions about your future medical care in the event you become mentally or physically unable to communicate your wishes. Read More
Cox HealthPlans (CHP) has completed its annual Member Satisfaction Survey for benefit plan year 2019. The survey was sent out via Survey Monkey to Small Group Metal Plan administrators and members to complete, with a total of 774 possible member responses. Read More
Matt Aug, President of Cox HealthPlans, recently spoke to the Springfield Business Journal about the processes Health Insurance companies are utilizing when working with COVID-19 related claims. Read More
If you are used to going into work, you may miss opportunities for regular social interaction and connection with co-workers. Read More
As we all deal with the unknowns of the current situation, Cox HealthPlans continues to look for ways to help relieve unnecessary stress and hardship to our members. Read More
CHP has completed its annual Provider Satisfaction Survey for 2020. The survey was sent out via Survey Monkey to primary care providers in the Marketplace EPO directory, which included physicians and APPs, for a total of 760 possible provider responses. Read More
In a little under 2 weeks’ time, a new hospital – within a hospital – will be constructed within Cox South. A floor of the medical center will be rebuilt into a ward-style area for patients suffering from COVID-19. This will augment CoxHealth’s existing resources and beds to support these potential patients. The new hospital will offer greater opportunities to care for patients, as they will be located in large, open areas as opposed to individual rooms. Read More
Blogs are posted at least quarterly to communicate health and wellness, seasonal information, as well as details about projects going on at Cox HealthPlans with Quality, Risk Management, Medical Management, and others.