GHI's disease management programs promote improved health outcomes and quality of life

An important part of the value that comes with your GHI coverage is our commitment to helping keep your group members healthy—and to providing them access to the care and support they need should they become ill. In keeping with that commitment, GHI offers disease management programs that provide participants the support and tools they need to actively manage their chronic condition and to improve their health status and outcomes.

GHI offers programs that address:

• Common chronic diseases, including diabetes, heart failure, coronary artery disease (CAD), asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
• Less common, complex chronic diseases, including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP), Crohn’s Disease, cystic fibrosis, dermatomyositis, Gaucher Disease, hemophilia, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, Parkinson’s Disease, polymyositis, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, seizure disorders, sickle cell disease, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

Eligible GHI members are identified as candidates for these programs through analysis of claims data. Participants and their providers interact with Nurse Health Coaches and receive the level of guidance appropriate for the severity of their condition. Registered Nurses and other licensed clinicians act as personal health advisors who proactively assess the member’s health status based on the physician’s treatment plan and nationally recognized health guidelines, and provide education about their disease and the best ways for them to manage it. Member participation is voluntary and strictly confidential.

Program goals include slowing the rate of disease progression, reducing emergency room visits and hospital admissions when appropriate, monitoring medical and pharmaceutical service use, reducing employee absenteeism, increasing productivity, and, most important, improving personal health and quality of life. Please note that these are value-added programs that are not underwritten by GHI.

To find out details about GHI disease management programs’ features and costs—and about the difference these programs can make for the wellbeing of your group members—contact your GHI Account Executive.