Studies have found that chronically ill individuals with depression have much higher medical expenses than chronically ill people who are
depression-free. Moreover,
depressed patients are less likely to take good care of themselves and to comply with treatment.
Click here to listen to some pre-conference comments from our audio conference presenters.
Depression and Disease Management, a May 25, 2005 audio conference on CD-ROM, provides you with case studies of how
depression management programs can improve patient outcomes and satisfaction and yield financial benefits in healthcare
costs.
During this 90-minute
audio conference on CD-ROM, we discuss the features and results of depression management programs.
Your expert panel of
speakers, Mary Beth Chalk, Chief Operating Officer of Resources for Living and Dr. Sam Toney, President and Chief
Medical Officer of Health Integrated, provide details on depression and disease management, including:
- Stand-alone programs versus an integrated program;
- Patient compliance;
- Program features;
- Program results;
- The role of the PCP in depression management;
- Measuring the improvement in depression and correlating it to personal productivity improvements; and
- The shortfalls of depression disease management.
Here's what participants said about the live program:
"As a healthcare professional on the 'front line' of disease management, this program gave me a better understanding regarding development and execution of depression programs," according to an executive from Health Management Corporation.
"Useful, timely information," said Bonnie Sechrist, director of disease management with Health Management Corporation.
"Excellent information and applicable to any disease management program," said one executive from Q-Med.
You can "attend" this program right in your office and enjoy significant savings – no travel time or hassle; no hotel
expenses. It’s so convenient! Invite your staff members listen in.
WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS AUDIO CONFERENCE?
CEOs, medical directors, disease management directors, managers and coordinators, health plan executives, care
management nurses, business development and strategic planning directors.
ABOUT OUR PANELISTS:
Mary Beth Chalk
Mary Beth Chalk has served as the Chief Operating Officer for Resources For Living since 1999. Resources For Living provides client-driven, outcomes informed behavioral wellness programs including depression and obesity disease management, behavioral modification based health and wellness programs, and integrated employee assistance and work/life.
Chalk oversees operations, marketing, sales, account management, performance measurement, clinical quality and quality improvement. Prior to moving to Austin, Chalk was a senior consultant with E.L.I. Consulting where she worked with healthcare delivery systems in the areas of strategic planning and process improvement utilizing the principles and tools of continuous improvement and statistical process control.
Utilizing her knowledge of quality management and performance measurement, Chalk has led the initiative within Resources For Living to implement a client-directed, outcomes informed approach throughout the organization – including clinical and operational.
Dr. Sam Toney
Dr. Sam Toney is president and chief medical officer at Health Integrated. He is board certified in Psychiatry as well as in Utilization Review and Quality Assurance. He has served as the National Medical Director for one of the 10 largest managed behavioral health care organizations in the nation. Dr. Toney also assisted in the development of multi-specialty IPA and Primary Care Networks throughout the country. These experiences led him to the knowledge that community based provider networks could be developed and organized so that providers could be in a position to manage the care their patients received. He founded Health Integrated in 1996.
