Congestive heart failure disease management in Medicare-managed care

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Mehrotra, Ateev
McNeil, Barbara J.
Landon, Bruce E.
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[1] Univ Pittsburgh, Div Gen Internal Med, RAND Hlth, Pittsburgh, PA USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Brigham & Womens Hosp, Dept Hlth Care Policy, Sch Med,Div Radiol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[3] Harvard Univ, Div Gen Internal Med, Dept Hlth Care Policy, Sch Med,Beth Israel Hosp, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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10.1016/j.ahj.2007.07.024
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Background In 2061, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services began 2 initiatives that encouraged Medicare-managed care plans to introduce congestive heart failure (CHF) disease management programs. Our study was designed to 14 describe the use, structure, and content of these programs. Methods In 2003 to 2004, we invited the representatives of Medicare-managed care plans with 750 enrollees to 14 participate in a survey by mail or telephone. Results Representatives of 120 plans, 84 (70%) responded. Of the plans, 92% had CHF programs, 45% of which were instituted in 2001 or later, and 42% of which were handled externally by commercial vendors. Vendor use was more common in large programs (> 30000 Medicare enrollees) than in small programs (< 15000 Medicare enrollees) (57% vs 24%, P = .05), in national than local programs (50% vs 21%, P = .03), and in for-profit than not-for-profit, programs (45% vs 21%, P = .03): Although 87% of CHF programs focused on improving patient self-management, a smaller fraction engaged practicing physicians (eg, 23% provided feedback to physicians concerning whether care was consistent with CHF guidelines). Conclusions In Medicare-managed care plans, there is widespread use of CHF disease management. However, the programs used primarily focus on patient self-management and not on engaging physicians on medication management and compliance with guidelines. Our findings raise the concern that these programs, will not be able to achieve the quality improvement and cost savings previously demonstrated in clinical trials of CHF disease management.
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