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Health Plans have been conducting significant and ongoing studies on
disease and care management: regarding clinical outcomes; risk management
methodologies; cost/benefit; and general population management.
It is a continuing search, a successive approximation geared to finding
solutions that meet somewhat competing agendas. Health Plans must find
working approaches that can
- Satisfy the cost-conscious purchasers of health plan products
- Balance the challenges of practitioner autonomy and professional
competencies within rapidly changing trends in medicine and behavioral
healthcare
- Operate according to the rigorous standards of scientific
evidence--within the available resources
- Improve the health status and satisfaction of members entrusting
health plans with their well-being.
This page will report on ongoing resources, studies, and dialogues that
can contribute to the industry reflection.
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Press Release (8/2/05),
National Institute for Mental Health, on the CATIE Study (Clinical
Antipsychotic Trials of
Intervention Effectiveness),
where the NIMH completed the first study studying the effectiveness and side
effects of newer and older drugs. Please see "NIMH Study To Guide Treatment Choices for Schizophrenia,"
found at http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/catie.cfm
- Press Release,
National Institute for Mental Health, "Cognitive Therapy Reduces
Repeat Suicide Attempts by 50%," found at
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/press/ctsuicide.cfm
- Frank Marre, DO, Associate Vice President of Clinical Quality
Improvement for Priority Health
presented an overview of the impact of Disease Management
approaches at Priority Health to attendees at the Michigan Summit on Disease Management
for Serious Mental Illness, Lansing Michigan, March 23, 2004
- Christine Reilly, PhD, RN, Clinical Consultant for
the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research
presented an overview of cognitive therapy
approaches at Priority Health to attendees at the Michigan Summit on Disease Management
for Serious Mental Illness, Lansing Michigan, March 23, 2004
- Østbye, Yarnell, et al, "Is There Time for Management of
Patients with Chronic Diseases in Primary Care?"
Annals of Family Medicine. Vol.3. May/June 2005
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