Healthgram
Innovative Healthcare Management. Primary PhysicianCare has developed a revolutionary tool to address the number one challenge in healthcare today: chronic disease. This tool is Healthgram—our proprietary web-based software and the key piece to Primary PhysicianCare's totally-integrated Care Management System.
Early detection and management of chronic disease are critical to the health of your employees as well as to the health of your medical plan. People with chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, depression, and coronary artery disease are major sources of expense to a health plan. In a recent survey of our members, we found that 3.3 percent of the total covered population who suffered from chronic diseases accounted for 50 percent of the health plan expenditures.
Healthgram helps you get control of those costs and at the same time improve the health and lives of your employees. It complies with all HIPAA-regulations, protecting the privacy rights of each covered member.
How Healthgram Works
Data Collection, Storage, Analysis. The Healthgram software uses a password-protected online tool, healthgram.com, to collect and store a member’s medical history and test results on a personalized and encrypted website. This electronic medical file is called Your Personal Health Record™. It can be updated by the member or by Primary PhysicianCare’s medical staff, and it is accessible around the clock via the Internet.
One special feature of Your Personal Health Record™ is the visual display of a patient’s health information. A quick glance at the green, yellow and red traffic light icons helps a member better understand health risks so informed choices are made when seeking care. This simple visual aid enhances communication with our ever-growing, diverse membership. In addition, Healthgram provides a wide variety of articles and information from trusted sources to help employees understand their chronic conditions and the treatment and lifestyle changes that can bring them better health.
Primary PhysicianCare’s medical staff uses Healthgram to manage the care of both acutely and chronically ill patients. It helps our team identify people who might be at risk and follow up with them to make sure they get the best possible healthcare environment for their chronic conditions. We understand standardized protocols for disease management; and we work with your employees and covered dependents to make sure these protocols are followed.
Healthgram allows us to analyze a variety of data from multiple sources, including prescription drugs, healthcare claims, medical utilization, screenings and employees’ self-reported assessments in an effort to improve and manage an employer’s healthcare costs.
Healthgram’s Ultimate Goal
Cutting-edge Solutions. Current statistics show more than $100 billion dollars a year is wasted on healthcare for people who have not followed their doctors’ prescribed treatments. This puts an unnecessary burden on an overtaxed healthcare system and on the people using it. In addition to the expense, people who are not following protocols are negatively impacting their general health and wellbeing.
Our guidelines-based criteria are the central components to primary prevention, which places Primary PhysicianCare on the cutting edge of medical healthcare management. Healthgram's Care Management System offers members the support and guidance they need for making informed choices… that result in healthier lives.
