BALTIMORE, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Baltimore based disease management firm XLHealth has been awarded the Disease Management Association of America’s (DMAA) Recognizing Excellence Award for “Best Disease Management Program: Medicare.”
The award was announced at the DMAA 6th Annual Leadership Forum. This award recognizes XLHealth’s excellence in the design, development, implementation and operation of its disease management demonstration program with Medicare beneficiaries. An external review committee selects the DMAA award winners. The awards serve as a visible way of recognizing companies that have displayed extraordinary leadership and innovation in disease management.
XLHealth is currently conducting a Medicare demonstration project sponsored by the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in large cities and surrounding areas throughout Texas. The project aims to improve care for chronically ill Medicare patients through disease management. The company predicts that the approximately 10,000 patients enrolled in the XLHealth program will see, over a three year period, in aggregate, a 50 percent reduction in amputations and other serious diabetes foot complications and a 50 percent decrease in repeat heart failure events. The company also plans to delay the progression of renal failure in diabetic patients by 25 percent.
DMAA Executive Director Warren Todd stated “We are delighted to present this prestigious award to XLHealth in recognition of its outstanding work thus far with Medicare beneficiaries.
XLHealth President, Patrick Hervy said, “We are honored to receive this award and pleased to accept it on behalf of the dedicated people at XLHealth whose hard work has made the disease management Medicare demonstration project in Texas such a success thus far.” Hervy added, “Ultimately, the true recognition of our efforts will be seen in the improved medical outcomes of patients and in lowering health care costs.
About XLHealth
XLHealth (http://www.xlhealth.com/) has been at the forefront of disease management innovations since its inception. Founded by physicians, many of whom were affiliated with Johns Hopkins, XLHealth goes beyond telephone communications with patients. The firm incorporates personal visits and counseling from medical personnel with patients as part of its disease management program. XLHealth also uses tight coordination of care, behavior modification, and in-depth patient profiling integrated with claims, pharmacy, and lab information to generate sophisticated, predictive modeling.
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CONTACT: Amy Levy, +1-301-656-6212, x1, or amy@Levypr.com, for XLHealth
Web site: http://www.xlhealth.com/