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ALBANY, NY –  For the third consecutive year, CDPHP® has been recognized for offering the best disease management program in upstate New York by Health Industries Research Companies (HIRC), a national, independent research organization serving the health care industry. CDPHP was the only health plan in the Capital Region to receive this award, with no other health plans north of New York City or east of Buffalo recognized. Less than six percent of the U.S. health plans profiled in the report are honored consecutively.

 

“As a health value plan dedicated to the pursuit of wellness for its members, CDPHP is honored to be recognized alongside some of the nation’s leading health plans for its disease management efforts,” said John D. Bennett, MD, president and CEO, CDPHP. “We are committed to seeking ways to assist our members in managing their medical conditions.”

 

HIRC’s Eighth Annual Report on the Disease Management Industry profiles the leading disease management organizations (DMOs), assesses their growth trends, indicates their current partnerships, provides recommendations for future opportunities, and recognizes best current programs among health plans, employers, and vendors.

 

The HIRC report is based on extensive market projections and analysis, surveys, and in-depth interviews with health care industry executives. Report highlights include:

 

• Current disease management market size

• Disease management market potential

• Analysis of payers implementing disease management programs, including commercial HMOs, Medicare programs, Medicaid, and employers

• Leading DMO Web sites

• Patient stratification and outcomes

• Wellness as the new frontier in health management

• Disease management partnerships with HMOs

• DMO services and offerings

• How HMOs feel about DMOs

 

With this latest honor, CDPHP also remains the only health plan in the region that holds three distinct disease management honors:

 

• Certification ensures accurate disease management and wellness reporting to employers from health plans and vendors.

 

• Certification from the Disease Management Purchasing Consortium (DMPC) for the valid savings measurement, an industry standard metric used to calculate savings measurements from disease management programs.

 

• Honored for three consecutive years as having the best disease management program in upstate New York by HIRC.

 

About Health Industries Research Companies (HIRC)

Health Industries Research Companies (HIRC) is an independent, nonpartisan organization that conducts strategic market research on trends in health care, pharmaceutical, and managed care businesses. HIRC’s benchmark studies focus on the marketing needs of pharmaceutical companies, providing market research critical to the development of successful marketing strategies. For more information about HIRC and the company’s reports, visit www.hirc.com.

 

About CDPHP®

Founded and guided by physicians, CDPHP and its affiliates currently serve members in 29 counties throughout New York state and seven counties in Vermont. The affiliated companies of CDPHP include a family of products: Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, Inc.—HMO, Healthy New York, Medicare Choices (HMO), Medicaid, Child Health Plus, and Family Health Plus; CDPHP Universal Benefits,® Inc. —PPO, High Deductible PPO, EPO, and Medicare Choices (PPO); and Capital District Physicians' Healthcare Network, Inc. —self-insured plans. Visit CDPHP at www.cdphp.com.

 

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