Services - Managed Care Organizations
How can patient mentoring be utilized to meet your objectives?
More than 90 million Americans live with chronic diseases and this
population accounts for more than 75% of the nations medical care costs.1
As patients see an increase in their premiums, they want to clearly see
the value. We can provide you with a unique way to positively impact the
health of your members, which will result in reduced costs for you.
Benefits
Health care providers do not have the time to provide the thorough
education that a person with a chronic condition requires and managed care
organizations are filling that gap. A patient who does not understand his
or her disease is more likely to use the health care system unnecessarily
and suffer complications. A patient mentoring disease management program
is one of the most effective ways you can help people who have chronic
conditions.
Offering a patient-to-patient program provides disease-state education
that your members may not receive anywhere else. Teaching others what they
need to know to have a higher quality of life is a clear value that your
company can provide to patients. Sharing health information will raise
awareness, change behaviors, encourage better health decisions and show
that you care for your members. A person who manages his or her disease is
less likely to need frequent medical care, less likely to have associated
complications or problems and therefore, more likely to have lower health
care costs.
Your patient mentoring disease management program will help improve the
health of your members and in turn, decrease your costs. Your company wins
and your members win!
Implementation
We will work with you to develop a patient mentoring program that meets
your objectives. It can be implemented in a variety of ways, providing
education to individuals with a chronic disease or sharing prevention
information with those who are healthy. Your patient mentoring program
will be designed to meet your specific objectives.
1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/
