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ActiveHealth Management
New Study Published in Journal of Health Economics Finds CareEngine System Improved Healthcare Quality While Lowering Healthcare Costs by 6%
June 20th, 2008
ActiveHealth Management (ActiveHealth(R)) announced the publication of a study in the May issue of Journal of Health Economics that analyzed the impact of the CareEngine(R) System, a sophisticated technology that compares member health data to medical best practices and issues alerts when opportunities for better care or potential medical errors are identified. The study demonstrated that medical best practices were followed at a greater rate, quality of care improved, and costs were 6% lower when CareEngine alerts were issued. "Being a physician today is not easy. Patients with chronic health issues are seeing multiple doctors and important information is not easily...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-06-20)
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