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updated: June 17,
2008
Aetna Shows
Commitment to Patient Safety with 70 Percent
Reduction in Refills of Duplicate Statin
Prescriptions --
Thursday June 12,
10:50 am ET
-- Successful Patient
Safety Program Expands to Four Widely Used Drug
Classes
HARTFORD,
Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aetna (NYSE:AET
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News) today announced the results of an
internal study which show a 70 percent
reduction in prescription duplication for
members enrolled in its therapeutic
duplication program. Launched in January
2007, the program is available to fully
insured members taking the
cholesterol-lowering statin class of
medications and was designed to improve
patient safety and reduce risk of serious
side effects. Based on the results, Aetna
has expanded the program to include
additional drug classes.
Read more..
 Blue
Foundation launches $8 million Florida study of
child obesity
John Commins, for Florida HealthFlash, May 22,
2008
The Blue Foundation
for a Healthy Florida has launched an $8
million, four-year statewide initiative to
determine what's causing nearly one-third of
Florida's children to be either overweight or
obese.
Read more...
Florida
Health Care Plan (FHCP) led the way for
its employee wellness program by
implementing it for its employees. 800
of the 900 employees participated in the
program that targets the two major risk
factors affecting health, weight/BMI and
smoking. Success has been very
impressive and of the almost 300 employees
who joined WW in June over 4,000 pounds has
been lost. The program is now being
replicated for many of its employer groups.
FHCP was voted the Best HMO/Health Plan by
the Daytona Beach News Journal's Readers
Poll for the 18th year.
 Health
First Health Plans
invited
network to participate in the national
Heart/Stroke Recognition Program (HSRP).
Recognition is awarded to phsyicians who
demonstrate that they meet certain
thresholds of delivering key screenings and
helping patients manage cardiovascular
disease. At project start, there were
54 Florida physicians with this status on
the NCQA website. There are now 91,
with Brevard County extremely well
represented.
 Vista
Health Plan,
in recognition of Florida's significant
elderly population who are especially
vulnerable to the effects and complications
of the flu, implemented a successful
initiative including a taskforce with the
intent of early identification of members
who meet recommendations for flu vaccine,
and a process to assure availability and
delivery of an adequate supply of vaccine to
our providers.
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