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Our solutions have a positive impact on your members and your business.

  • 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 member-centric program is based on a Shared Decision-Making® approach, developed by the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making. This approach presents members with evidence-based, unbiased views of their healthcare options, and encourages them to work with their doctors to better manage their healthcare and choose the treatment options that are right for them.
  • 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 members across a broad spectrum of healthcare needs. By targeting members who can benefit most from Health Coaching, we bring greater benefits to your population and bottom line1.
  • 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%2.   
  • Members get 24/7 access to specially trained Health Coaches; more than 80% choose to work with the same Health Coach over time3.  Independent surveys show over 97% of coached members would recommend the program4
     





1. Health Dialog client data, 2005.
2. 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.
3. Health Dialog client data, 2005.
4. Independent surveys, 2005.


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