About Disease Management
Our Disease Management department is based on a system of coordinated care management interventions and communications designed to assist physicians and others in managing Anthem HealthKeepers Plus members with chronic conditions.
Disease Management services include
- A holistic, member-centric approach to disease management focusing on the needs of the member
- Motivational interviewing techniques used in conjunction with member self-empowerment
- Disease management programs for:
- Behavioral health conditions
- Substance abuse disorder
- Heart conditions
- Diabetes
- HIV/AIDS
- Pulmonary conditions
We also offer weight management and smoking cessation services.
Our programs feature:
- Proactive population identification processes
- Identification of chronic disease care gaps.
- Evidence-based national practice guidelines.
- Collaborative practice models to include physician and support-service
providers in treatment planning for members.
- Continuous patient self-management education, including primary prevention,
coaching related by healthy behaviors modification programs and
compliance/surveillance, and case/care management for high-risk members.
- Process and outcomes measurement, evaluation and management.
- Ongoing communication with providers regarding patient status.
Disease Management and our programs do not advertise, market or promote specific products or services to members or providers. Disease Management
and our programs do not have any financial ownership arrangements with anyone who advertises, markets or provides the goods and services we offer.