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Pilot programs available to select patients likely to be hospitalized

July 31, 2014

In the March 2014 edition of Partners in Health UpdateSM, we introduced a new initiative to help physicians target care for their IBC patients who had a likelihood of acute hospitalization within the next six months, based on conditions such as congestive heart failure (CHF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Select providers received a mailing in February 2014, as well as in May 2014, with a list of their at-risk patients.

New pilot programs

We are pleased to introduce two new pilot programs to further assist you in caring for your patients who are at risk for acute hospitalization. These pilot programs are available for select IBC members who qualify for participation:

  • Remote Monitoring Pilot Program. IBC is working with Valued Relations Inc. (VRI), an independent company, to provide 24-hour remote home monitoring services to qualified commercial members with a likelihood of acute hospitalization in the next six months based on indicators of escalated clinical situations. VRI utilizes wireless technology that will apprise you of significant changes such as weight gain for CHF patients and oxygen desaturation for COPD patients. The goal of the program is to prevent acute admission and reduce acute readmissions. The program is expected to launch in 2014.
  • Community Health Worker (CHW) Pilot Program. IBC and the Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Philadelphia, an independent company, are connecting CHWs with the highest-risk members within a targeted geographic location. The goal of the program is to provide non-clinical services to help select members with a variety of social and environmental challenges that may affect their ability to access health care and social resources. The CHW Program launched in early July and will run for six months.

If you have any questions about these new pilot programs, please contact your Network Coordinator.


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