Metropolitan Health And Wellness Center - Houston, TX

Metropolitan Health And Wellness Center

Exclusive Provider Organization in Houston, Texas

NPI 1508269721

Metropolitan Health And Wellness Center is a Exclusive Provider Organization based in Houston, TX. Metropolitan Health And Wellness Center practices in Houston, TX. The NPI Number for Metropolitan Health And Wellness Center is 1508269721 and holds a License No. (Texas).

The current practice location address for Metropolitan Health And Wellness Center is 5959 Long Dr, Houston, TX and can be reached out via phone at 713-242-0600 and via fax at 713-242-0613.

Location: 5959 Long Dr, Houston, TX, 77087-1000

NPI Number

1508269721

Provider Name

Metropolitan Health And Wellness Center

Credential

Provider Entity Type

Organization

Address

5959 Long Dr, Houston, TX, 77087-1000

Phone Number

713-242-0600

Fax Number

713-242-0613

Provider Enumeration Date

10/01/2014

Last Update Date

03/13/2024

Address

5959 Long Dr

City

Houston

State

Texas

Zip

77087-1000

Phone Number

713-242-0600

Fax Number

713-242-0613

Address

5959 Long Dr

City

Houston

State

Texas

Zip

77087-1000

Phone Number

713-242-0600

Fax Number

713-242-0613

Type

Other Service Providers

Classification

Community Health Worker

Speciality

Taxonomy

172V00000X

License No.

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Definition

Community health workers (CHW) are lay members of communities who work either for pay or as volunteers in association with the local health care system in both urban and rural environments and usually share ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status and life experiences with the community members they serve. They have been identified by many titles such as community health advisors, lay health advocates, "promotores(as), outreach educators, community health representatives, peer health promoters, and peer health educators. CHWs offer interpretation and translation services, provide culturally appropriate health education and information, assist people in receiving the care they need, give informal counseling and guidance on health behaviors, advocate for individual and community health needs, and provide some direct services such as first aid and blood pressure screening. Some examples of these practitioners are Community Health Aides or Practitioners established under 25 USC 1616 (l) under HHS, Indian Health Service, Public Health Service.

Type

Managed Care Organizations

Classification

Exclusive Provider Organization

Speciality

Taxonomy

302F00000X

License No.

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Definition

(1) An EPO is a form of PPO, in which patients must visit a caregiver that is specified on its panel of providers (is a participating provider). If a visit to an outside(not participating) provider is made the EPO offers very limited or no coverage for the medical service; (2) While similar to a PPO in that an EPO allows patients to go outside the network for care, if they do so in an EPO, they are required to pay the entire cost of care. An EPO differs from an HMO in that EPO physicians do not receive capitation but instead are reimbursed only for actual services provided; (3) An organization identical to a preferred provider organization except that persons enrolled in the plan are eligible to receive benefits only when they use the services of the contracting providers. No benefits are available when non-contracting providers are used, except in certain emergency situations.

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