Winners of the 2009 URAC Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards Announced
Recognizes Innovative Consumer-Focused Chronic Disease
Prevention and Management Programs
“This year’s winners are recognized for their leadership in driving innovation for the health care industry,” said
Seventy submissions were evaluated by a prestigious 27-member panel of independent judges including experts in program evaluation, care coordination, health information technology, employer and purchaser decision-making and patient safety. Honors were awarded in six categories: Health Plans and Health Networks, Health Management, Health Information/Decision Support, Pharmacy Quality Management, Consumer Decision-Making, and Consumer Health Improvement.
The winners of the 2009 Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards are:
Platinum
- CVS Caremark – Drug Therapy Management
- HealthPartners – Improving Employee Health Through Behavior Change
Gold
- Eliza Corporation – Thrive Healthy Living
- Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States – Thrive Healthy Living
- Pro-Change Behavior Systems – Lifestyle Management Program Suite
Silver
- BlueCross BlueShield of
Illinois – The Positive Impact of Written Asthma Action Plans - Centene Corporation – CONNECTIONS PLUS
- Children’s Mercy Family Health Partners – Children’s Mercy Family Health Partners Disease Management Program
- Companion Benefit Alternatives, Inc. – Essential Solutions for Depression Management
- Prescription Solutions – Drug Interaction Alert Program
- WebMD – WebMD Health Check
Bronze
- Arkansas Department of Human Services –
Arkansas Diabetes Disease Management Program Phase 3 - CIGNA HealhCare – Colorectal Cancer Screening Program
- CNS Comprehensive NeuroScience –
Arkansas Diabetes Disease Management Program Phase 3 - Eli Lilly –
Arkansas Diabetes Disease Management Program Phase 3 - New Directions Behavioral Health – Paradigm for the Telephonic Assessment of Suicide
- OptumHealth – OptumHealth Treatment Decision Support
- WorldDoc – Automated Alerts for Cost-Effective Drug Therapy
Honorable Mention
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield – Cultural Excellence Training
- BlueCross BlueShield of
Oklahoma – Office based Cardiovascular Stress Testing - Ceridian Life Works – Health & Wellness Outreach and Engagement
Delaware Physicians Care Incorporated –Delaware Physicians Care, Incorporated Diabetes Text Messaging Pilot Program- GreatMoves! – Great Moves! Pediatric Weight Management Center
- Snap for Seniors – SNAPforSeniors Senior Housing Locator
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance – Help From Home: Behavioral Health Intervention
- Vital Decisions – Informed Patient Decision-making During End of Life
About URAC
URAC, an independent, nonprofit organization, is well-known as a leader in promoting health care quality through its accreditation, education and measurement programs. URAC offers a wide range of quality benchmarking programs and services that keep pace with the rapid changes in the health care system, and provide a symbol of excellence for organizations to validate their commitment to quality and accountability. Through its broad-based governance structure and an inclusive standards development process, URAC ensures that all stakeholders are represented in establishing meaningful quality measures for the entire health care industry. For more information, visit www.urac.org.
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