 Disease Management goes beyond the mere education of a healthy lifestyle to employees. Patterson-Bryant had to find a solution for its self-insured clients with health care cost on the rise since the late 90's. The solution was our Clinical Disease Management program.
Studies show that approximately 72% of healthcare costs fall into six diagnostic categories.
1. Cardiovascular - Heart
2. Neurological - Brain, Neurosis
3. Orthopedics - Bone Disorders
4. Pediatric Specialty - Babies
5. Oncology - Cancer
6. Obstetrical - High Risk Child Birth
Realizing that primary care discounts only produce an average savings of 2%-3% of total health plan expense, Disease Management has chosen instead to develop a network of specialists ready to take over where the primary care physician leaves off.
By focusing upon these high-risk, high-cost areas of medicine, Disease Management produces savings of 12%-15% of total health plan expense. Simultaneously, employees are able to choose and remain with their own family physicians for the more common incidents of daily care that arise.
The end result is excellent care and aggressive cost savings. For example, a Disease Management heart bypass patients average 4 to 7 day hospital stays while overall statistics show bypass hospitalizations at 7 to 11 days. These dramatic outcomes prompt Disease Management Network Hospitals to offer aggressive reductions in fees. This level of package pricing is experienced in all six diagnostic areas of specialty care referral.
As a result, employers experience claims reductions far above other managed care systems while knowing that their employees and family members are being treated by physicians whose proficiency is well established and clearly documented. Imagine, more favorable care and pricing all in one system.
In the decade of service provided by Disease Management, thousands of employees have experienced choice...
... freedom to choose their family physician(s) along with access to highly qualified specialty physicians who treat the most serious incidents of care. We all like discounts, and in this area Disease Management excels. However, what we most highly prize are the children, adolescents, and adult users of our specialty network. As long as people need healthcare, we believe they deserve the benefits of Disease Management.
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