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Executive Summary
Fall 2011 An executive snapshot of key findings from the Care Management Service.
Care Management
Research Overview
The Care Management Service focuses on care management initiatives within managed care customer segments. This research provides benchmarking profiles of manufacturers' care management program investment across commercial health plan and Medicare segments, and also includes an overview of specialty therapeutic disease management, patient-centered medical home, and accountable care organizations.
Who Should Subscribe?
- Health management executives
- Brand managers
- Care management program managers
- Health economic outcomes and data professionals
- Health care quality or innovation professionals
- National and regional account managers who want to implement care management programs to improve patient outcomes and promote appropriate utilization
- All others doing business in the managed markets, market access, or managed care spaces
Why Subscribe?
HIRC research assists pharmaceutical executives in positioning care management programs that meet the needs of their customers. The service examines the manufacturer benefits of CM program investment including:
- Acquiring key strategic information to advance care management efforts
- Understanding care management programs at competitor companies
- Increasing market share of their products upon program adoption
- Improving patient compliance through appropriate use of medication
- Enhancing the formulary position for their products and providing a competitive edge over other brands
- Building strategic relationships with managed care organizations and Medicare plans
- Promoting physician access to care management programs for their patients
- Understanding the impact of health care reform on care management programs

Ms. Ernst earned her B.A. in Economics and Business from Lafayette College and her M.B.A. in Finance from Saint Joseph's University. Ms. Ernst has worked with HIRC since 2002 conducting research and providing strategic analysis for both Best Programs Best People Service and Care Management Service. Since 2006 she has been the Director of the Care Management Service.