Disease Management Dimensions, Volume III: Patient Behavior Change

For many employers and health plans, disease management (DM) initiatives have proven to be worth their weight in improved health outcomes, healthcare quality, patient and provider satisfaction and financial outcomes for populations with congestive heart failure, diabetes, coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, end-stage renal disease, asthma, obesity, and other chronic illnesses. The Healthcare Intelligence Network monitors DM initiatives and has released its Disease Management Dimensions series, more than 550 pages of case studies, interviews and debates on the role of DM in the healthcare industry.

Volume III: Patient Behavior Change provides an in-depth look at the strategies that disease management programs use to help motivate and modify patient behavior.

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Titles in Volume III: Patient Behavior Change include:

• Blueprint for Success: Constructing a Winning Healthcare Toolkit Strategy
• Healthcare Toolkits: Empowering Consumers Through Education
• Modifying Patients' Behaviors to Optimize Disease Management Outcomes
• Motivating Resistant Patients: Influencing Behaviors to Improve Outcomes

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Blueprint for Success: Constructing a Winning Healthcare Toolkit Strategy

Keenly aware of the increased presence of toolkits in the healthcare industry, the Healthcare Intelligence Network (HIN) sponsored a Healthcare Toolkits contest in summer 2005. This special report, Blueprint for Success: Constructing a Winning Healthcare Toolkit Strategy takes an in-depth look at the first-, second- and third-place winners and the creative teams and processes behind them, from development to production to distribution. This 35-page report also details the results of an October 2005 online survey on the use of toolkits in the healthcare industry. You'll hear from the award-winning toolkit development teams at The Eden Communications Group, PacifiCare Behavioral Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan as they review their blue-ribbon toolkits. Erin Lenox, associate, Hilb Rogal & Hobbs, and John Mills, director, product development, HIP Health Plans, also share their views on the mounting importance of of healthcare toolkits. Regularly $97 – save 35% when you order the Complete Volume.

Healthcare Toolkits: Empowering Consumers Through Education

Consumer healthcare toolkits are critical to drive behavior change and empower consumers. Healthcare toolkits encourage consumer advocacy through interactive approaches. By teaching self-awarenesss and skills to reliably assess personal health, toolkits promote responsible treatment decisions. In this 40-page special report, "Healthcare Toolkits: Empowering Consumers Through Education," HIN's panel of experts described the ways healthcare organizations can capitalize on today's consumer-driven healthcare environment by using healthcare toolkits to promote awareness and generate positive returns on investment by helping consumers help themselves. You'll hear from Erin Lenox, associate, Hilb Rogal & Hobbs, Tracy J. Mungeam, managing consultant, Hilb Rogal & Hobbs, and John Mills, director, product development, HIP Health Plans, on how the movement toward consumerism is driving the adoption of healthcare toolkits and how organizations are benefitting from the implementation of various toolkits. Regularly $97 – save 35% when you order the Complete Volume.

Modifying Patients' Behaviors to Optimize Disease Management Outcomes

One of the greatest roadblocks to effective disease management is getting patients to comply with doctors' orders. By using a combination of technology and psychology, healthcare providers, health plan administrators and employers can work to modify patients' behaviors to optimize disease management outcomes. But to be successful, these programs require active patient engagement that emphasizes self-care, self-monitoring, and self-education. In short, programs that empower and motivate members to participate in their own healthcare. But how do you get patients to invest in themselves? In this 60-page special report, "Modifying Patients' Behaviors to Optimize Disease Management Outcomes," based on two recent audio conferences, expert speakers described results-oriented strategies that healthcare organizations can use to bring about the appropriate attitude and behavior adjustment in patients. You'll hear from Richard Citrin, Vice President of Health and Productivity at Corphealth Inc., Gregg Lehman, former President and CEO, Gordian Health Solutions, Michael Montijo, MD, MPH, FACP, Senior Vice President, Government Relations at American Healthways, Fred Navarro, President and Founder, PATH Institute, Scott Smith, MD, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, First Health and Sean Sullivan, President and CEO, Institute for Health and Productivity Management on theories, application and results of behavior modification and patient engagement strategies. Regularly $147 – save 35% when you order the Complete Volume.

Motivating Resistant Patients: Influencing Behaviors to Improve Outcomes

Patients' health behaviors often contribute to the onset of their diseases, and their continued behavior can either help or hinder their progress. Healthcare providers need motivational strategies that respect the individual's state of mind but result in behavior changes that improve the patient's outcomes. In this 40-page special report, "Motivating Resistant Patients: Influencing Behaviors to Improve Outcomes," HIN's panel of experts described how their organizations meet the challenges of motivating patients who are resistant to change. You'll hear from Rick Botelho, MD, professor of family medicine at the University of Rochester Family Medicine Center, Richard Citrin, PhD, vice president of EAP solutions at UPMC Health Plan and former vice president of Integrated Care Management, Corphealth Inc. and Barbara Rutkowski, EdD, medical manager, St. Mary’s Managed Care Services on the strategies that their organizations have developed to meet these challenges. Regularly $97 – save 35% when you order the Complete Volume.

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