Aetna Launches New Mobile Health Care Tools for Doctors
August 11 2011 - 1:55PM
Business Wire
Doctors participating in Aetna’s Florida network have two new
tools in their virtual black bags: alerts to opportunities to
improve care and e-prescribing services through a smartphone or
tablet.
The mobile alerts and e-prescribing services, supported by
NaviNet Mobile Connect, are available at no cost to doctors
participating in Aetna’s network.
Mobile technology is changing the way doctors deliver care.
According to a 2010 study by Manhattan Research, by 2012, 81
percent of doctors will have adopted smartphones, and about half of
this group will use their devices to support everyday
administrative tasks in addition to coordinating patient care.
The new services enable doctors to access medical literature and
clinical and patient information from Aetna’s claims while the
doctors are with their patients. As a result, the quality and
safety of care improves because doctors can:
- Identify safety issues, such as
medications that should not be taken at the same time
- Talk with their patients about any
missed test or checkups
- Talk with their patients about care
management programs that could help improve their health and help
them understand how to enroll
- Simplify and speed prescription orders,
making it easier for members to pick up prescriptions immediately
following their appointment, which helps ensure patients take the
medications
“Access to patient and clinical information is critical for
doctors to deliver high-quality, effective care. That’s why we’re
putting integrated information into doctors’ hands when it’s most
effective – when the doctor is in the exam room with the patient,”
said Bob Kropp, M.D., regional medical director for Aetna.
How it works
ActiveHealth Management’s CareEngine® System reviews the
available clinical data on patients and compares it to
evidence-based guidelines. Doctors in Aetna’s Florida network who
subscribe to NaviNet Mobile Connect will now receive Care
Considerations, or alerts to opportunities to improve care, on
their mobile device. The alerts currently are delivered by email,
phone and fax. Doctors can discuss the alert during the patient
visit and instantly notify the CareEngine that an action has been
taken to close the gap in care.
The e-prescribing service not only speeds prescription orders,
but also provides information about medications and patients’
health plan benefits. The integrated information helps doctors and
patients have more effective discussions about treatment plans.
Aetna offers a variety of tools and
capabilities that help health care
professionals work more easily with Aetna and to
care for their patients. Aetna’s full suite of provider
solutions, including mobile-enabled information, helps
doctors make immediate, more informed health care
decisions.
About Aetna
Aetna (NYSE:AET) is one of the nation’s leading diversified
health care benefits companies, serving approximately 36.5 million
people with information and resources to help them make better
informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad
range of traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health
insurance products and related services, including medical,
pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and disability
plans, and medical management capabilities and health care
management services for Medicaid plans. Our customers include
employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and
hourly workers, health plans, governmental units,
government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates. For more
information, see www.aetna.com.
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