Managed Care - January 2009 - (Page 40) determine whether a specific protocol would affect clinical and financial outcomes. The program included these interventions: • • Patient consultations with pharmacists regarding medication therapy management Tools for the patients: education, clinical assessment, patient monitoring, follow-ups, and referrals based on the assessment Disease management support for addressing blood pressure and cholesterol levels, tobacco use, and other risk factors Waiver of copayments for all blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetic drugs and supplies • • In another tweak to the diabetes care protocol, HealthPartners in 2008 extended new dental benefits to diabetic members: 100 percent coverage for extra dental exams, cleanings, and preventive periodontal services with no deductibles, coinsurance, or annual maximums. Patients with diabetes who have their teeth cleaned professionally can control their blood glucose levels better. At the end of the year-long study, 16.8 percent of patients in the control group were receiving perfect care, about the same as before the study started. In the intervention group, 32.8 percent of patients received that level of care. Courneya attributes the dramatic improvement to the additional clinical expertise and support. “We took full advantage of the training that pharmacist have had to affect patients,” he says. Federal help Also in 2008, HealthPartners Research Foundation received a $2 million federal grant to test a new way of training physicians to improve diabetic care. The grant, from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, is designed to improve training for medical residents so they provide better care for patients with diabetes, hypertension, and cholesterol problems. The new grant builds on an earlier work by the HealthPartners Research Foundation to improve diabetes-care education for experienced physicians. That project results in fewer diabetes care errors and improved blood sugar control. MC “Doris has started burning our 401K plans for fuel” 40 MANAGED CARE / JANUARY 2009
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Managed Care - January 2009 Managed Care - January 2009 Editor's Memo Contents Legislation & Regulation News and Commentary Medication Management Compensation Monitor Health Care's Disruptive Innovations Q&A With Clayton Christensen 'Disruption' May Be Plans' Best Bet Avoid the PBM Rebate Trap HealthPartners Puts Diabetes on Notice Formulary Files Plan Watch Tomorrow's Medicine Ad Index Outlook Unmet Needs in the Management of Plaque Psoriasis Impact of RSV: Implications for Managed Care Managed Care - January 2009 Managed Care - January 2009 - Managed Care - January 2009 (Page Cover1) Managed Care - January 2009 - Managed Care - January 2009 (Page Cover2) Managed Care - January 2009 - Managed Care - January 2009 (Page Cover2a) Managed Care - January 2009 - Managed Care - January 2009 (Page Cover2b) Managed Care - January 2009 - Managed Care - January 2009 (Page 1) Managed Care - January 2009 - Editor's Memo (Page 2) Managed Care - January 2009 - Editor's Memo (Page 3) Managed Care - January 2009 - Contents (Page 4) Managed Care - January 2009 - Contents (Page 5) Managed Care - January 2009 - Legislation & Regulation (Page 6) Managed Care - January 2009 - Legislation & Regulation (Page 7) Managed Care - January 2009 - News and Commentary (Page 8) Managed Care - January 2009 - Medication Management (Page 9) Managed Care - January 2009 - Medication Management (Page 10) Managed Care - January 2009 - Compensation Monitor (Page 11) Managed Care - January 2009 - Health Care's Disruptive Innovations (Page 12) Managed Care - January 2009 - Health Care's Disruptive Innovations (Page 13) Managed Care - January 2009 - Health Care's Disruptive Innovations (Page 14) Managed Care - January 2009 - Health Care's Disruptive Innovations (Page 15) Managed Care - January 2009 - Health Care's Disruptive Innovations (Page 16) Managed Care - January 2009 - Health Care's Disruptive Innovations (Page 17) Managed Care - January 2009 - Health Care's Disruptive Innovations (Page 18) Managed Care - January 2009 - Health Care's Disruptive Innovations (Page 19) Managed Care - January 2009 - Health Care's Disruptive Innovations (Page 20) Managed Care - January 2009 - Health Care's Disruptive Innovations (Page 21) Managed Care - January 2009 - Q&A With Clayton Christensen (Page 22) Managed Care - January 2009 - Q&A With Clayton Christensen (Page 23) Managed Care - January 2009 - Q&A With Clayton Christensen (Page 24) Managed Care - January 2009 - Q&A With Clayton Christensen (Page 25) Managed Care - January 2009 - 'Disruption' May Be Plans' Best Bet (Page 26) Managed Care - January 2009 - 'Disruption' May Be Plans' Best Bet (Page 27) Managed Care - January 2009 - 'Disruption' May Be Plans' Best Bet (Page 28) Managed Care - January 2009 - 'Disruption' May Be Plans' Best Bet (Page 29) Managed Care - January 2009 - 'Disruption' May Be Plans' Best Bet (Page 30) Managed Care - January 2009 - Avoid the PBM Rebate Trap (Page 31) Managed Care - January 2009 - Avoid the PBM Rebate Trap (Page 32) Managed Care - January 2009 - Avoid the PBM Rebate Trap (Page 33) Managed Care - January 2009 - Avoid the PBM Rebate Trap (Page 34) Managed Care - January 2009 - Avoid the PBM Rebate Trap (Page 35) Managed Care - January 2009 - HealthPartners Puts Diabetes on Notice (Page 36) Managed Care - January 2009 - HealthPartners Puts Diabetes on Notice (Page 37) Managed Care - January 2009 - HealthPartners Puts Diabetes on Notice (Page 38) Managed Care - January 2009 - HealthPartners Puts Diabetes on Notice (Page 39) Managed Care - January 2009 - HealthPartners Puts Diabetes on Notice (Page 40) Managed Care - January 2009 - HealthPartners Puts Diabetes on Notice (Page 41) Managed Care - January 2009 - HealthPartners Puts Diabetes on Notice (Page 42) Managed Care - January 2009 - Formulary Files (Page 43) Managed Care - January 2009 - Plan Watch (Page 44) Managed Care - January 2009 - Plan Watch (Page 45) Managed Care - January 2009 - Plan Watch (Page 46) Managed Care - January 2009 - Tomorrow's Medicine (Page 47) Managed Care - January 2009 - Ad Index (Page 48) Managed Care - January 2009 - Ad Index (Page 49) Managed Care - January 2009 - Outlook (Page 50) Managed Care - January 2009 - Unmet Needs in the Management of Plaque Psoriasis (Page CB-A1) Managed Care - January 2009 - Unmet Needs in the Management of Plaque Psoriasis (Page CB-A2) Managed Care - January 2009 - Unmet Needs in the Management of Plaque Psoriasis (Page CB-A3) Managed Care - January 2009 - Unmet Needs in the Management of Plaque Psoriasis (Page CB-A4) Managed Care - January 2009 - Unmet Needs in the Management of Plaque Psoriasis (Page CB-A5) Managed Care - January 2009 - Unmet Needs in the Management of Plaque Psoriasis (Page CB-A6) Managed Care - January 2009 - Impact of RSV: Implications for Managed Care (Page CB-B1) Managed Care - January 2009 - Impact of RSV: Implications for Managed Care (Page CB-B2) Managed Care - January 2009 - Impact of RSV: Implications for Managed Care (Page CB-B3) Managed Care - January 2009 - Impact of RSV: Implications for Managed Care (Page CB-B4) Managed Care - January 2009 - Impact of RSV: Implications for Managed Care (Page CB-B5) Managed Care - January 2009 - Impact of RSV: Implications for Managed Care (Page CB-B6) Managed Care - January 2009 - Impact of RSV: Implications for Managed Care (Page CB-B7) Managed Care - January 2009 - Impact of RSV: Implications for Managed Care (Page Cover4)
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