COPD Disease Management Program 2008 – 2009
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COPD Disease Management Program: 2008 – 2009
All Members with COPD Members with moderate risk COPD Members with High Risk COPD
All Community Health Group members with Members with diagnosis of COPD Members with a primary diagnosis of
Definition COPD. identified through hospital claims COPD and secondary diagnosis of
data, ambulatory claims data, and diabetes or other co‐morbidities;
pharmacy data of members receiving members with hospital admission, or ED
anticholinergics, inhalers etc., with tx within last 3 months.
hospital inpatient admission or ER tx
within the last 6 months.
Targeted member mailings twice per year. Targeted member letter Same interventions as for all COPD pts.
Member Promotion of key self‐care messages; Initial telephone call‐assessment of Evaluate individual need for home
Interventions promotion of My Health Zone, health needs; completion of call tracking evaluation by RN or RT.
education resource guides and overall assessment tool. Analyze results of telephonic surveys
health education benefits. Quarterly mailing of COPD health and modify program as needed to meet
Enter interventions in CHG NET. education materials. needs identified by high‐risk members.
Mail information on smoking CM review of hospitalizations, ED
cessation programs as applicable. encounters and pharmacy utilization
Establish a database of all patients reports to determine opportunities to
with COPD; enter all interventions in prevent adverse events and address
CHG NET. system issues identified.
Monitor‐disease progression, Automatic health education referral for
compliance with medications, all hospital admissions and ED visits.
exacerbation history, co‐ Consider referral to specialty health ed.
morbidities. Monitor compliance with PCP and
Continue quarterly telephone re‐ pulmonology f/u.
assessments. Conduct monthly telephone calls (at
Coordinate efforts with other case minimum).
management initiatives as needed. Consider pulmonary rehabilitation.
If patient with Stage III COPD and/or on
oxygen, closely monitor utilization of
services.
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COPD Management Program
All Members with COPD Members with moderate risk COPD Members with High Risk COPD
Practitioner Annual distribution of COPD management program overview with the clinical practice guideline (Global Initiative for Chronic
Interventions Obstructive Lung Disease‐GOLD, 2006); annual distribution of identified members.
Biannual mailing of COPD initiative material promoting self‐care and management.
Annual review and approval of clinical practice guidelines by Community Health Group’s QIC, UM and P&T Committees.
Coordinate targeted mailing and/or telephone contact of patients with COPD upon hospital discharge from the hospital. Mailing
to include COPD health education resource guide and case specific findings based on telephonic assessments if done prior to
hospital admission.
Expected Increase member and provider Increase knowledge of COPD and self‐ Decrease in avoidable hospitalizations and
Outcomes knowledge of the signs and symptoms management ED encounters
of COPD. Decrease in avoidable hospitalizations Increase in utilization of outpatient
and ED encounters services (PCP, pulmonology, health
Increase in medication compliance education).
Increase practitioner compliance with Increase knowledge of COPD and self‐
treatment guidelines management.
Improved management of patients Increase in medication compliance
through increase use of anticholinergics through improved management of
and ACE‐I’s. patients on anticholinergics and ACE‐I’s.
Increase practitioner compliance with
treatment guidelines.
Initial measurement of baseline data re:
Measures Decrease overall cost of care post Decrease overall cost of care post hospitalization and ED visits and re‐
interventions. interventions. measurement after 6 months of intense
interventions.
Individualized case reviews of members
followed by various initiatives based on
utilization patterns and highest risk.
Decrease cost of care post interventions
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