Where compliance, EMRs, outcomes, ALPD, and insurance intersect

Is it possible that what used to be called disease management programs could be migrating into a new world through the use of chronic illness programs with self-insured employers ?

By Fitall in DC on Mar 18, 2010

Is it possible that what used to be called disease management programs could be migrating into a new world through the use of chronic illness programs with self-insured employers ? We've been doing a lot of work recently looking at the ways in which the analytics that become possible once EMRs are in place impact chronic illness management programs. It appears that there are a number of very powerful ways in which sophisticated analytics can be applied to EMR data so that the chronic disease outcome is dramatically improved. And guess what - compliance with medicines is very high on the list of factors that lead to significantly improved outcomes, Better yet - these improved outcomes come at a lower total cost of care - which the self-insured employer really likes because their health bill comes out of bottom line profit. I'll be posting more on this in weeks to come, but this is going to be one of the core areas of development of real value for EMR's, a high value application of longitudinal patient data, and one that will directly impact business at all pharma and biotech companies.