Caring for a patient

Life-saving intervention

Population Health

While working as an embedded care manager within a primary care clinic, Ellen Woody, RN, met Mr. Gordon Harder, a patient with Type 2 Diabetes who struggled to control his blood sugar. Despite the doctor’s recommendation to take insulin, Mr. Harder refused. Ellen urged him to follow the doctor’s recommendation, but he was adamant that he could manage his blood sugar without insulin. Understanding that some patients need more time than others to make decisions concerning their care, Ellen gave Mr. Harder her contact information and encouraged him to call her if he had any questions or concern.

Accountable Care Organization

What is an Accountable Care Organization (ACO)?

Population Health

Services to Medicare beneficiaries. At the center of a successful ACO is strong physician leadership that coordinates effective care and preventative services to keep Medicare beneficiaries healthy. All participating providers in the ACO—primary care, hospitals, specialists, and others—share the responsibility of coordinating patient care, with goals to improve care, reduce redundancy and lower costs.

CIN

Patient Benefits of a Clinically Integrated Network

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In today’s evolving health care landscape, there is increasing emphasis placed on a provider’s ability to improve patient outcomes. More providers are joining Clinically Integrated Networks (CIN), which are collections of health care providers such as hospitals, physician groups and others that join together to improve the quality of care and lower costs.

Population Health

Why is population health important?

Population Health

Health delivery has become increasingly important in recent years as more health systems and providers seek better ways to improve the health of the people and communities they serve. Providers are moving beyond focusing their clinical interventions primarily on the highest risk or sickest individuals. Rather, they see better outcomes when they take a more holistic approach that focuses on preventative measures, interventions, and incentives to promote health and wellness throughout the entire community.

New Website Launched

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We have been working on our website since the beginning of Summer 2017. Our goals centered around making it easier to navigate the helpful information on our site. The launch of this site will help Insured Members, Employers, Brokers and the general community learn the benefits of a relationship with Health Partners. We are excited …

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