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What is Hidden in Your Claims Data: The Invisible Cost of Dementia
When looking at medical costs, dementia is the second most costly condition for people 65 and older. If that information surprises you, you’re not alone. Leaders of Medicare Advantage health plans and Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) tell me that – until recently – they did not realize that dementia is a cost multiplier, a major driver of avoidable hospitalizations and an exacerbator of chronic health conditions. Why is the cost impact of dementia often not recognized?
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Ceresti Health and PacificSource to Activate Family Caregivers, Improve Outcomes for Medicare Members living with Dementia
Ceresti Health announced today it has deployed its proven dementia care program to family caregivers of PacificSource Medicare Advantage and DSNP (Dual Eligible Special Need Plan) members living with dementia. By increasing the knowledge, skills and confidence of family caregivers, Ceresti’s program aims to reduce avoidable and often-harmful member hospitalizations.
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Why Dementia Is So Hard for Primary Care—and What Value-Based Leaders Can Do About It
In value-based care, we ask primary care providers to be quarterbacks—responsible for clinical outcomes, cost containment and patient experience. But when it comes to dementia, an important condition that by its nature can be a challenge to diagnose and difficult to manage, we’ve handed them the ball without a playbook.
This article explores the challenges primary care organizations face in managing dementia patients—and some of the solutions available for improving outcomes, lowering costs and reducing risk.
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The Indispensable Partnership: Physicians and Unpaid Family Caregivers in Dementia Care
In its unflinching report “America’s Unseen Workforce: The State of Family Caregiving,” Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health sheds a stark light on the state of caregiving for people with dementia. Physicians are in a unique position to chart a new course for their patients -- and the loved ones who care for them.
Ceresti can help. To help your dementia patients and their family caregivers access the benefits of the GUIDE model, refer them to Ceresti Health: guide.ceresti.com