IT in Behavioral Health Management and Cost Savings

MILWAUKEE (MPA-PPR) - the Affordable Health Care model calls for improved health, improved health care management and cost savings with "Patient-Centered" health as the core for infrastructural engagement.

Mary Glass, Chair/CEO, Milwaukee Professionals Association takes the approach that hands-on, buy-in, by the patient, is the first step.  Education and technology attainment that allows customizing of activities that allows the patient to be a decision maker from Day one with the practitioners - doctors, nurses, medical specialists, medical technicians and office technicians.  That continuity from one office (hospital-rehabilitation center-clinic-doctor's office) to the next is seamless, respectful of patient and respectful of the process.  That the care giver realizes he/she is only as successful as the information received and given by the patient.

That the patient is never to feel like a "dependent victim".
That the patient is called upon to be a partner for health delivery.
That the patient is briefed on his/her role for decision making and the overall health plan.
That the patient adopts behavioral patterns that will show improvement immediately and for the long-haul.
That the patient is armed with education and tools for wellness as the first "health coach".
That the patient is reminded about the importance of driving down health care cost.
That the practitioners "take-the-time" to be health coaches by creating a wellness plan with the patient, helping to provide digital devices-tools for feedback and monitoring behavior that is related to diet, exercise, mood, sleep, medicine intake, vitamins, appointments, chronic illnesses, etc.

By investing time for understanding patient and caregiver roles and responsibilities, by establishing process and procedure that demands "All Hands on Deck, WE Can" mindset, overtime the process-standard-benchmark becomes automatic.  That  periodic and regular assessments are held to drive up quality of care.
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MPA LLC is at the beginning of taking a look at ways and means for sharing with the public IT/Information Technology.  We feel the investment in digital equipment cost should be three-fold - patient, vendor and insurance plan.

Vendors wanted
Are you a vendor with a digital tool that could be used for monitoring and/or sharing information//data for feedback, contact us at:  mpapublicpolicyreview@gmail.com.   We are seeking participants for our IT Exhibit in December 14, 2012.