Behavior Modification and Disease Management

• Disease Management “very effective”.....20%
• Consumer Driven Plans “very effective”..14%
• Higher EE Cost Sharing “very effective”..10%
• Tighter Managed Care “very effective”....6%
  
  Source: Kaiser/Health Research Educational Trust Survey
  of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits: 2003
  
  Note: Disease Management targets a single disease instead of traditionally broad-based efforts; by focused efforts on a few members with chronic and multiple chronic diseases, Managed Care Organizations substantially increase ROI; this type of “predictive modeling” is now at the center of virtually all truly advanced care management activities.