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Our solutions can help you succeed in an era of transformation.

  • Products and services are based on more than 30 years of objective, peer-reviewed research by Drs. John and David Wennberg and their colleagues on unwarranted variation in healthcare, which focuses on the overuse, underuse, and misuse of healthcare services.
  • Our solutions embrace the evidence-based Shared Decision-Making® approach, developed by the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making. This approach presents individuals with evidence-based, unbiased views of their healthcare options, and encourages them to work with their doctors to better manage their health and choose the healthcare options that are right for them.
  • Advanced analytics include predictive modeling, patient profiling, opportunity analysis, and provider performance measurement to address critical healthcare issues, promote evidence-based care, and reduce unwarranted variation.
  • Our Collaborative Health SupportSM approach goes beyond traditional, silo-oriented disease management services to deliver a single, integrated, whole-person care management program that simplifies administration and streamlines individual interaction with the healthcare system.
  • Our whole person approach supports individuals across a broad spectrum of healthcare needs. Shared Decision-Making® provides the information and support they need to take control of their health and work more effectively with their doctors.
  • In Medicare populations, our programs have been shown to reduce medical cost trend by 1-3% per year, using an actuarial measurement methodology based on the principles of the Disease Management Association of America (DMAA) and the Society of Actuaries (SOA). The program has additionally reduced hospitalizations by 24% in a population with chronic disease, and reduced surgeries appropriately for coached individuals. Research shows that the Shared Decision-Making® approach can reduce surgeries appropriately by as much as 20-40%1.   

 





1. Health Dialog client data, 2004, 2005; O’Connor, A.M., et al. Modifying Unwarranted Variations in Health Care: Shared Decision Making Using Patient Decision Aids. Health Affairs Web Exclusive. October 2004.

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