11/03/2024
Understanding the Importance of Transgender Awareness Week
At Alera Health, we recognize the importance of Transgender Awareness Week, held from November 13th to 19th, 2024. This week […]
10/09/2024
Molina Healthcare Invests $1.25 Million to Improve Health Outcomes of Ohioans Struggling with Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorders
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 26, 2024 – Molina Healthcare of Ohio (“Molina”) announced an investment of $1.25 million to improve the health outcomes […]
09/19/2024
Affiliated Network Providers and Aurora Behavioral Health Forge High Value Partnership to Enhance Behavioral Health Services and Collaboration of Care in Maricopa County
[Phoenix, AZ] – Affiliated Network Providers (ANP), Aurora Behavioral Health, and Alera Health are pleased to announce a groundbreaking collaboration […]
09/01/2024
Recovery Month: Lifesaving Tools and Resources You Need to Know
As we enter Recovery Month this September, it’s important to shine a light on the resources that can save lives, […]
07/29/2024
Ohio Behavioral Health Partners Network (OBHPN) Partners with Alera Health to Build a Clinically Integrated ONEcare Network Across Ohio to Expand Access to Care, Improve Health Outcomes, and Lower Costs.
Columbus, OH. and Wilmington, NC (July 8, 2024) – OBHPN announced today a strategic partnership with Alera Health to transition […]
05/29/2024
Growing Wilmington-Based Alera Health Named a Great Employer in North Carolina
Wilmington, NC – April 26th, 2024 – Alera Health, a leader in population health management integrating behavioral healthcare, is proud […]
04/17/2024
Benchmarks and NC ONEcare Come Together to Revolutionize Healthcare for Children and Families in North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina, April 1st, 2024 – Benchmarks, the largest specialty healthcare provider association in North Carolina, and NC ONEcare, […]
04/17/2024
Alera Health Wins Big at Healthcare Digital Marketing Awards 
Wilmington, NC, March 22nd, 2024 – Alera Health garnered three major wins at the 4th annual Healthcare Digital Marketing Awards. […]
11/01/2023
Alera Health and LifeScience Technologies Collaborate to Transform Behavioral Health Care Management with Customized Digital Tools
WILMINGTON, N.C., Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Alera Health, a leading name in Population Health Management and Integrated Care, has […]
09/13/2023
Alera Health Successfully Completes System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type II Audit
WILMINGTON, N.C., Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Alera Health has successfully completed a System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type […]
08/03/2023
Alera Health Partners With Integral Health Network of Southern Arizona (IHNSA) to Assume Clinical and Fiscal Responsibility For 8,000 Banner – University Health Plans Members Diagnosed with Comorbid Medical and Behavioral Health Conditions
Partnering with Alera Health and utilizing the ONEcare model of care, IHNSA will create an integrated system of care that […]
07/21/2023
Alera Health Announces Affiliated Network Providers (ANP) To Assume Clinical and Fiscal Responsibility For 22,500 Mercy Care Members Diagnosed with Comorbid Medical and Behavioral Health Conditions
Partnering with Alera Health, ANP will create an integrated system of care that accelerates access, improves member engagement, and lowers […]
07/10/2023
Alera Health Expands Further into North Carolina
WILMINGTON, N.C., July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Alera Health (formerly Blaze Advisors) has served the state of North Carolina for […]
05/10/2023
Alera Health has successfully completed a System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type I Audit
WILMINGTON, N.C., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Alera Health has successfully completed a System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type […]
04/05/2023
Understanding Behavioral Health Integration
Understanding Behavioral Health Integration Behavioral health integration (BHI) encompasses the combination of mental health, substance use, and specialty services with […]
04/05/2023
Tips to Take Care of Your Mental Health
Tips to Take Care of Your Mental Health Mental health is an important part of overall well-being and is essential […]
03/03/2023
How to Raise Awareness of Suicide
How to Raise Awareness of Suicide In 2020, the suicide rate in the United States was 13.5 per 100,000 people. […]
02/17/2023
ONEcare: The Clinically Integrated Network for Care Management Agencies
At Alera Health, one of our missions is to help healthcare providers increase patient satisfaction for better patient outcomes. That’s […]
02/17/2023
What Services Does Alera Health Offer?
There’s no doubt that providing exceptional care of patients is an absolute necessity. At Alera Health, we specialize in creating […]
02/17/2023
Why Choose Alera Health?
At Alera Health, our mission is to help people save lives one population at a time. We know that every […]
01/09/2023
The Evolution of ACOs
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) were created in 2011 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to combat rising […]
09/13/2022
Launching the Integral Health Network of Southern Arizona, LLC (IHNSA)
TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Blaze Advisors and IHNSA participants are pleased to announce the launch of the […]
01/01/2023
Blaze Advisors Rebrands as Alera Health
Effective January 1, 2023, Blaze Advisors will transition to Alera Health, completing its journey from a consulting firm to a […]
11/13/2022
Blaze Advisors Joins Inaugural NCQA Health Innovation Summit
(Wilmington, NC – November 2022) Blaze Advisors, soon to be Alera Health, is proud to announce its participation in the […]
09/13/2022
IHNSA: Another ONEcare Network
(TUCSON, Ariz. – Sept. 2022) Blaze Advisors and IHNSA participants are pleased to announce the launch of the Integral Health […]
07/12/2022
OPEN MINDS & Blaze Advisors Engage In New Partnership
(Gettysburg, PA- July, 2022) OPEN MINDS announced today a new collaborative partnership with Blaze Advisors for the 2022-2023 year. Blaze Advisors, […]
06/12/2022
Blaze Advisors, Inc. closes $6M ‘Series A’ round led by Banner Health to expand ONEcare Networks across the US
(Phoenix, AZ – June 2022) Blaze Advisors, the population health management company overseeing 11 high-performance integrated ONEcare networks, announced partnerships […]
12/30/2022
Welcome, Patrice!
Just three months ago we welcomed Patrice, our current Executive Director of Network Operations. From the beginning of her career, […]
12/14/2022
Healthcare Focused Hispanic/ Latinx Heritage Month
For Hispanic Heritage Month, the team here at Blaze Advisors wants to take the time to celebrate those we work […]
12/30/2021
Reflection: Happy Mental Health Awareness Month
Happy Mental Health Awareness Month. Such an interesting phrase. For much of my life, I decried the contradictory idea that […]
12/30/2021
National Women’s Health Week 2021
This week marks the beginning of National Women’s Health Week, a weeklong health observance by the U.S Department of Health […]
12/30/2021
COVID-19, One Year Later
Examining the behavioral health impact of a yearlong pandemic During the COVID-19 pandemic, behavioral health issues in people of all […]
12/30/2021
Meet Kye Gardner
Kye Gardner was born and raised in southeast Idaho, a land of soaring mountains and active wildlife. But for many, […]
12/14/2022
REFLECTION: Happy Mental Health Awareness Month
Happy Mental Health Awareness Month. Such an interesting phrase. For much of my life, I decried the contradictory idea that […]
12/14/2022
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2021
November provides a great opportunity for reflection for many – Veterans Day, Native American History Month, upcoming holidays, the changing […]
12/29/2021
A Personal Word on the Pandemic
While the majority of my blogs are strategic in nature, I was struck by the hypocrisy of expounding the virtues […]
12/29/2021
Rising to the challenge of data aggregation
Virtually everyone working in healthcare is aware of the challenges with data aggregation. Healthcare providers (HCPs) use different systems that […]
12/29/2021
Connecting Patients to Care
The ONEcare Optimization System powered by Infina Connect helps ensure patients get the care they need  Hospitals and other healthcare […]
12/29/2021
Reflections and projections on Opiate Use Disorder (OUD) during COVID
By: Deborah Aldridge COVID has turned our world upside down. Over the last few months, nearly every aspect of daily […]
12/29/2021
Executive Perspective: Video is not Virtual
Video is not virtual Discover emerging technologies that will ramp up your telehealth program By: Mike Rhoades, CEO To most, […]
12/29/2021
Lessons Learned in Virtual Care
By: Jill Lineberger, Senior Vice President The shift to almost 100%  virtual care, or tele-health, happened quickly as the Coronavirus […]
12/29/2021
From ZOOM to Zip! Supercharging your virtual care program
By: Mike Rhoades, CEO As of this writing, the U.S. has more than 800,000 COVID 19 cases with 44,000+ deaths […]
12/29/2021
Essentials for Boosting Your Virtual Therapy Visits
By: Jill Lineberger, Senior Vice President Do you feel overwhelmed by the sudden shift to tele-therapy? Here are some practical […]
12/29/2021
Making sense of COVID-19: Practical steps all of us can take
Our understanding of COVID-19 and its impact on our global communities is changing daily. We recently spoke with Zohra Prasla, […]
12/29/2021
Adjust Your Pre-Planning Visit to Support Virtual Health
By: Jill Lineberger, Senior Vice President Given our sudden thrust into full-time virtual health in the face of COVID-19, it […]
12/29/2021
Addressing the Opioid Crisis Means Understanding all the Issues
By: Deborah Aldridge, MSN, RN-BC, Senior Vice President and Kathy Smith, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer According to the Substance Abuse […]