Humana Teams up with Jefferson Regional Medical Center & Arkansas Department of Health to Promote Hypertension Team-Based Car...
May 23 2018 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Pilot Promotes Disease Prevention, Chronic
Disease Management and Encourages Participants to Achieve Their
Best Health
Leading health and well-being company Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is
teaming up with the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) and
Jefferson Regional Medical Center (JRMC) to participate in a
Team-based Care program sponsored by the Association of State and
Territorial Health Organizations (ASTHO) and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Humana is the sole healthcare organization invited to
participate in the Community Team-based Care program that
facilitates hypertension support, lifestyle change, self-monitoring
of blood pressure, and medication adherence counseling delivered by
a Hypertension Nurse Coordinator at the Jefferson County Local
Health Unit (LHU), Jefferson County, Arkansas.
The program involves close collaboration between the ADH and its
Jefferson County LHU, JRMC, and Humana for hypertension referral
support and is expected to be a cost-effective strategy for
increasing medication adherence and lowering blood pressure within
the populations of interest. In Jefferson County, hypertension
prevalence and death rates are among the highest in the state.
Eighty-two percent of Humana members in the county have been
diagnosed with hypertension. i
Patients receive education and guidance around identifying risk
factors for disease, and receive continuing care from the
hypertension nurse coordinator. “The pilot has helped me to make
some changes to my diet,” said patient and pilot participant,
William Lancaster of Pine Bluff, Ark. “It is always helpful to have
someone to work with and guide you on your path to good
health.”
The pilot brings together payers, providers, state and local
public health organizations to help individuals better manage their
chronic health conditions. “We are excited about this public-payer
collaboration to address hypertension in the underserved
communities of Arkansas,” said Dr. Appathurai Balamurugan, State
Chronic Disease Director and Medical Director, Arkansas Department
of Health.
The pilot began in early January 2018 with the goal to reduce ER
visits and admissions by 15 percent in the population of interest,
which consists of Humana members and JRMC patients with
hypertension. “Humana is dedicated to working with local
stakeholders to improve the health of our members and the
communities in which they live,” said Dr. Elizabeth Peterson,
Regional Medical Director for Humana. “Team-based care is an
excellent example of this form of collaboration, and Humana is
honored to be part of this innovative study.”
About Humana
Humana Inc. is committed to helping our millions of medical and
specialty members achieve their best health. Our successful history
in care delivery and health plan administration is helping us
create a new kind of integrated care with the power to improve
health and well-being and lower costs. Our efforts are leading to a
better quality of life for people with Medicare, families,
individuals, military service personnel, and communities at
large.
To accomplish that, we support physicians and other health care
professionals as they work to deliver the right care in the right
place for their patients, our members. Our range of clinical
capabilities, resources and tools – such as in-home care,
behavioral health, pharmacy services, data analytics and wellness
solutions – combine to produce a simplified experience that makes
health care easier to navigate and more effective.
More information regarding Humana is available to investors via
the Investor Relations page of the company’s web site at
www.humana.com, including copies of:
- Annual reports to stockholders
- Securities and Exchange Commission
filings
- Most recent investor conference
presentations
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conference calls
- Calendar of events
- Corporate Governance information
i BRFSS, 2015; CDC WONDER, 2015 (Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System)
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Humana Corporate CommunicationsMarvin Hill,
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