Disease Management Outcomes

Alere’s Disease Management programs offer cost savings and improvements in patient compliance with clinical performance indicators based on national standards. Below is a sampling of Alere’s best disease-specific outcomes.

Asthma | CAD | Oncology | CHF | COPD | Depression | Diabetes | Weight Management

Asthma Outcomes

The Asthma Program produced the following results for a range of clients:

• Reduced emergency room admissions by 27 percent and per member per month (PMPM) emergency room costs by 33 percent
• Reduced hospitalizations by 38 percent and PMPM hospitalization costs by 42 percent
• Reduced PMPM medical costs by 7.25 percent
• Reduced PMPM pharmaceutical costs by 13 percent
• Reduced overall PMPM costs by 15 percent
• Reduced hospital days by 17 percent
• Clinical Performance Indicators:
  • Increased appropriate use of medications by 100 percent
  • Increased appropriate use of anti-inflammatory medications by 49 percent

CAD Outcomes

The CAD Program produced the following results for a range of clients:

• Reduced hospitalizations by 24 percent and per member per month (PMPM) costs by 17.5 percent
• Reduced ER visits by 17 percent
• Reduced PMPM medical costs by 12 percent
• Reduced pharmaceutical PMPM costs by 6 percent
• Reduced total PMPM costs by 12 percent
• Clinical Performance Indicators:
  • Increased LDL screenings by 13 percent
  • Achieved 40 percent of LDL test results within target range

Oncology Outcomes

The Oncology Program produced the following results for a range of clients:

• Reduced hospital days by 16 percent
• Reduced hospital admissions by 18.3 percent
• Reduced emergency room visits by 8 percent
• Reduced cancer readmissions of all admits

Heart Failure Outcomes

The HF Program produced the following results for a range of clients:

• Reduced hospitalizations by 29.5 percent and per member per month (PMPM) hospitalization costs by 14 percent
• Reduced emergency room visits by 27 percent and PMPM emergency room costs by 28 percent
• Reduced hospital days by 17 percent
• Reduced pharmaceutical PMPM costs by 9 percent
• Reduced total PMPM costs by 9.5 percent

COPD Outcomes

The COPD Program produced the following results for a range of clients:

• Reduced emergency room visits by 23 percent and per member per month (PMPM) costs by 29 percent
• Reduced hospitalizations by 24 percent and PMPM hospitalization costs by 37 percent
• Reduced hospital days by 15 percent

Depression Outcomes

The Depression Program produced the following results for a range of clients:

• Reduced hospitalizations by 23 percent and per member per month (PMPM) costs by 15.25 percent
• Reduced emergency room visits by 11 percent and PMPM emergency room costs by 7.25 percent
• Reduced medical PMPM costs by 9.5 percent
• Reduced pharmaceutical PMPM costs by 7.25 percent
• Reduced total PMPM costs by 15 percent
• Clinical Performance Indicators:
  • 89 percent of patients expressed satisfaction with the program
  • 65 percent of patients said they improved previously unsuccessful relationships as a result of the program

Diabetes Outcomes

The Diabetes Program produced the following results for a range of clients:

• Reduced emergency room visits by 22 percent and per member per month (PMPM) costs by 14 percent
• Reduced hospitalizations by 28 percent and PMPM costs by 27 percent
• Reduced hospital days by 16 percent
• Reduced pharmaceutical PMPM costs by 9.75 percent
• Reduced total PMPM costs by 9 percent
• Clinical Performance Indicators:
  • Increased at-home blood-glucose testing by 21 percent*
  • Increased LDL screenings by 16 percent
  • Increased urine testing by 48 percent
  • Increased eye exams by 11 percent

*Only 2 percent failed to reach nationally acceptable levels of blood-glucose testing.

Weight Management Outcomes

The Weight Management Program has produced the following results for a range of clients:

• Reduced weight for participants of 180 days or greater by 10.5 percent
• Improved presenteeism at work by 20 percent
• Reduced absenteeism by .5 percent
• Increased activities outside of work by 15 percent