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Care CoordinationFacilitate access to physical <strong>and</strong> behavioralhealth services as neededMonitor <strong>and</strong> ensure the provision of coveredservices <strong>and</strong> ensure that they meet themember’s needsFacilitate coordination <strong>and</strong> communicationbetween the member’s service providers toensure a comprehensive, holistic, membercenteredapproachDisease Management<strong>Presbyterian</strong>’s innovative disease managementprogram, called Healthy Solutions, supportsproviders in their management of chronic illnesses.The Care Continuum Alliance defines diseasemanagement as a system of coordinated healthcare interventions <strong>and</strong> communications forpopulations with conditions in which patient selfcareefforts are significant. More information aboutthe Care Continuum Alliance is available on itswebsite at http://www.carecontinuumalliance.org/.To provide resources for providers in their carecoordination for members with chronic conditions,<strong>Presbyterian</strong> offers comprehensive diseasemanagement programs for diabetes, chronicobstructive pulmonary disease, coronary arterydisease, congestive heart failure, <strong>and</strong> asthma.These programs include distribution of bloodglucose meters for all members with diabetes, peakflow meters for members with asthma, <strong>and</strong>educational materials for members <strong>and</strong> providers.<strong>Presbyterian</strong> provides comprehensive care to ourmembers statewide through our network ofservices. This comprehensive Healthy Solutionsdisease management programSupports the provider/patient relationship <strong>and</strong>plan of careEmphasizes prevention of exacerbations <strong>and</strong>complications by using evidence-basedpractice guidelines <strong>and</strong> patient empowermentstrategies for self-management of chronicdiseaseEvaluates clinical, humanistic, <strong>and</strong> economicoutcomes on an ongoing basis with the goal ofimproving overall healthThrough this disease management program,<strong>Presbyterian</strong>Strives to identify a member’s problemsbefore the problems occur. We proactivelywork to identify members potentially in need ofthese services through medical <strong>and</strong>pharmaceutical data available through the<strong>Presbyterian</strong> claims data systems.Stratifies members by risk criteria using apredictive modeling tool to identify members’risk level. Using these criteria for initialstratification, a member’s needs are matchedto an appropriate level of intervention.Provides meaningful interventions throughcare coordination <strong>and</strong> Healthy Solutionsphone-based health coaching.Care Coordinators manage members with thehighest risk score who need moreintensive/multisystem medical or nursinginterventions.6-92014 <strong>Practitioner</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Provider</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> - Ver. 3

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