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American Health Care’s
Disease & Wellness Management Program:
2. OVERVIEW
Introductions/roles/responsibilities
Differentiating AHC from competitors
Experience supporting similar programs
AHC’S HEALTHNAVIGATOR PROGRAM
HOW AHC IDENTIFIES, ENROLLS, ENGAGES
AHC’S PATIENT MANAGEMENT & CUSTOMER SERVICE
AHC’S OUTCOMES REPORTING
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Grover C. Lee, Pharm.D., BCMCM – CEO
Christine Lee, Pharm.D., BCPS, CLS – Chief Clinical Officer
Dan Garrett, RPh, MS – VP of Health Care Programs
Barry Bunting, Pharm.D., DSNAP – VP of Clinical Programs
Grant Knowles, Pharm.D. – Senior Clinical DM Manager
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5. OVERVIEW
American Health Care Differentiators
6. SENIOR LEVEL STAFF EXPERIENCE
Dan Garrett, VP of Health Care Programs
One of the originators of the Asheville Project®
Replicated Asheville as a member of the APhA Foundation
Barry Bunting, VP of Clinical Services
Asheville program director
Principle publisher of the Asheville program
Facilitated program implementation nationally and internationally
Grover Lee, CEO of American Health Care
Replicated Asheville across the country
Founder of the Hickory Project
Published outcomes on the “Hickory Project”
AHC IS THE PBM FOR THE MAJOR ASHEVILLE PROJECT ® EMPLOYER
AHC became the PBM for Mission Hospital (11,000 covered lives) in 2002.
AHC contributed data analysis & clinical support for the Asheville Project® publications and assists care managers in the care of over 1,000 enrollees.
8. California – Sacramento, Moreno Valley, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Rocklin
Florida – Orlando
Hawaii – 4 islands of Oahu (Honolulu), Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii
Illinois – Effingham
Louisiana – Shreveport
Nevada – Carson City
New Hampshire – Hudson
New York – Wappinger Falls
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11. Care management using pharmacist and other care managers, on-site or in community locations; additional option of telephone meetings
Focus on collaboration and prevention
Control of healthcare costs/improve individuals’ health
Removal of care-access barriers
Cutting-edge clinical documentation tools
Superior, documented outcomes results
12. Announcement letter sent to all eligible employees
Kickoff employee information/enrollment meetings provided on-site
Identification invitation of member eligible for the program
Follow-up calls to eligible individuals, if warranted
Individuals complete enrollment forms (on-line or paper)
Contacted by care manager/coach to begin sessions Identification, Enrollment & Engagement
13. Incentive options
Care manager sessions at no charge to enrollees (Recommended)
Reduced medication copayments (Recommended)
Labs without copayments (Recommended)
Premium reductions (Optional)
Enrollee responsibility – must keep appointments or lose incentives
14. Meetings with care manager every 1-3 months depending on patient need
Medication review, education, goals setting, physician contact and recommendations; individual outcome is tracked
Care management (on-site, in community locations, or by telephone)
Healthcare activity integrated into DOCS to enhance collaborative care
15. Primary member services, administrative, and technical staff in Rocklin CA
Primary clinical support staff in Asheville NC
First line of issue resolution is the care manager
16. Local care managers recruited by AHC in conjunction with client to meet client needs
Contacts with local pharmacy leaders to select the best care managers available
Care managers trained on latest clinical guidelines
Centralized monitoring and supervision of care managers through the DOCS
17. Outcome goals determined by national medical care organizations (JNC, NCEP, NAEPP, ADA, etc.)
Financial goals are net savings to the health plan
Humanistic goal tracking through HRA
18. Net decrease in total healthcare costs avg. >$2,000/pt/yr for diabetes group (ROI of 4:1)
Diabetes: missed work hours decreased by 50%
Net decrease in total healthcare costs of $725/pt/yr for asthma program (ROI of 4:1)
Asthma: missed work decreased from 10.8 days/yr to 2.6 days/yr
Avg. 18 fewer asthma ED/hospital events/100 patients/yr
Cardiovascular event cost decreased from $1,344,953 to $496,625 (-63%)
50% reduction in heart attacks and strokes
20. Secured and password-protected web-based communication portal acts as a medical documentation record – accessible anywhere
Identifies members with deficiencies in their medical care
Ensures a level of consistent care with all of the medical professionals
Allows for real-time communication between all providers of care
21. Designed in a user-friendly format
Patent-pending simplicity (manila file folder with fasteners—familiar patient chart look)
Point-and-click platform
Medical chart layout
Easy delineated tabs
Internet-based
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36. Comprehensive health management programs using evidence-based clinical care produce verifiable and significant results.
Data should drive decisions and judgments for success.
Integrate your medical, Rx, lab, HRA, and encounter data and use technology (DOCS) to improve clinical outcomes.
No need to reinvent the wheel—follow a model that works.
37. Recruit, train, and administer care manager network
DOCS – enhancement of collaborative care
Predictive modeling to identify at-risk members
Comprehensive outcomes reporting
38. Assist in program promotion to plan members
Assist in identifying at-risk individuals
Provide program incentives
Assist in care manager network identification
Consider expanding disease management program to other disease states based on results
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Dan Garrett, RPh, MS
Vice President Health Care Programs
dangarrett@americanhealthcare.com
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