BOSTON, Jan. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Dialog,
a leading provider of total population health management solutions
for health plans, risk-bearing providers and self-insured
employers, announced today that New West Physicians of Colorado will offer its decision aids to help
patients make more informed healthcare decisions. Beginning
immediately, New West patients facing spinal stenosis, knee and hip
osteoarthritis and other conditions can access Health Dialog's
award-winning shared decision making (SDM) tools to understand the
benefits and risks of different treatment options. Data show that
people who use Health Dialog's SDM programs tend to choose less
invasive care, have better outcomes when they choose surgery and
report being happier with both their care and their provider.
SDM programs provide evidence-based, unbiased information on
treatment options and condition management to support more informed
dialog between physicians and patients. New West Physicians
promotes Health Dialog's decision aids to patients via its website,
http://www.nwphysicians.com/my-health-decision/, social channels
and patient newsletter. Patients who access the decision aids
benefit from valuable information that is easy to understand,
available in multiple formats (web, DVDs and booklets) and
showcases real patient experiences. Health Dialog decision aids are
regularly reviewed and revised for clinical accuracy by
Harvard Medical School doctors.
"We believe that shared decision making forms the foundation of
the patient-physician relationship and informs many of our
discussions with our patients," said Ken
Cohen, MD, FACP and Chief Medical Officer, New West
Physicians. "Health Dialog's partnership has allowed us to
significantly improve the content and therefore the value of our
shared decision making process."
Many of the nation's leading medical organizations endorse the
use of SDM tools, including the Institute of Medicine, U.S.
Preventative Services Task Force and the American Medical
Association. Health Dialog's decision aids have received more than
100 industry awards for content, ease-of-use and design.
Historically, they have scored higher than programs offered by
other leading commercial vendors on the internationally approved
set of criteria to determine patient decision aid quality set forth
by the International Patient Decision Aid Standards (IPDAS)
Collaboration.
"Payers, patients, physicians, professional societies,
government and patient advocacy organizations have praised the
power of SDM to help people make better, more informed healthcare
decisions," said Web Golinkin, chief executive officer at Health
Dialog. "As patient engagement in population health programs
challenges even the most successful organizations, forward thinkers
like New West Physicians are recognizing SDM as an effective
strategy for improving not only a single decision but overall
population health success."
About Health Dialog:
Health Dialog Services Corporation is a leading provider of
population health management solutions. As a wholly owned
subsidiary of Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD), the company
works with the nation's largest health plans, employers and
providers to improve the health and wellness of their members,
employees, patients and customers while reducing costs and
improving performance in key quality measures, such as NCQA's HEDIS
and CMS' Stars ratings. Health Dialog's unique capabilities include
data analytics, a multi-channel coaching platform, shared
decision-making tools and a 24/7 nurse line. For more information,
visit www.healthdialog.com.
About New West Physicians:
Physician owned and established in 1994, New West Physicians is the
healthcare provider of choice for patients seeking quality health
care services in the Denver Metro
Area. Each of its 18 offices are certified Level 3 Patient Centered
Medical Homes (PCMH), and all eligible providers are National
Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)-recognized for Heart/Stroke
and Diabetes. New West Physicians is the 2015 American Medical
Group Association's (AMGA) Acclaim Award recipient, reflecting
outstanding achievement in the delivery of care that is safe,
effective, efficient, patient-centered, timely and equitable.
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