osteoporosis screenings

JOURNEY TO THE STARSFollow the stars to discover 5 ways MedXM can help improve your Star ratings.

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY EXAM (DRE)

POST HOSPITAL DISCHARGE VISITS

$17.9 BILLION

$11,200

PER YEARCost of Osteoporosis in direct

medical treatment costs.

Perform non-invasive ultrasounds on:

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CMSWEIGHT

MedXM home or retail-based Bone Mineral Density testing

has moved health plans up by 1 or more Stars in 1 year.

BLOOD PRESSURE (BP) CONTROL

Diabetic retinopathy is the most common diabetic eye disease and a

leading cause of blindness in American adults.

3 Options for Performing the DRE:

1 Technician & Retinal Camera

3Optometrist & Comprehensive Eye Exam

2Nurse Practitioner & Retinal Camera during an HRA

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MedXM home or retail-based DRE can move a health plan up to 2

Stars in one year.

Average cost of a readmission for any given cause with a

21.2% readmission rate.

29%

Identify key risk factors that could lead to re-hospitalization.

Ensure patient understanding of sending physcian post-hospital regimen.

Medication Reconciliation & Counseling

Follow up for continuity of care.

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MedXM Post Hospital Discharge Visits have been known to reduce re-hospitalizations by:

$46 BILLION

PER YEAR

IN EXCESSMEDICAL COSTS

IN LOST PRODUCTIVITY

Cost of high blood pressure health care services, medications, and missed

days of work.

CONTROL OF BLOOD PRESSURE

TAKES SEVERAL VISITS

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MedXM clinicians can help raise health plans’ Star scores up to 2 stars on this

heavily weighted measure.

O�er Blood Pressure Screenings to:

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HGBA1C CONTROL

Diabetes is one of the most common and costly of all chronic diseases.

$153

BILLI O N BILLI O N

$65

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Provide members with Hemoglobin A1C tests to:

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MedXM can increase a plan’s star ratings by 1 or more stars with this high

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REFERENCES

1 US Dept of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, O�ce of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: Washington, D.C.: United States: Public Health Service. O�ce of the Surgeon General; 2004. Bone health and osteoporosis [electronic resource]: A report of the Surgeon General2 Incidence and economic burden of osteoporosis-related fractures in the United States, 2005-2025. Burge R, Dawson-Hughes B, Solomon DH, Wong JB, King A, Tosteson A J Bone Miner Res. 2007 Mar; 22(3):465-75.3 Fracture Reduction A�ects Medicare Economics (FRAME): impact of increased osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment. King AB, Saag KG, Burge RT, Pisu M, Goel N Osteoporos Int. 2005 Dec; 16(12):1545-57.4 "Facts About Diabetic Eye Disease." Facts About Diabetic Eye Disease. Web. 27 Aug. 2015. <https://nei.nih.gov/health/diabetic/retinopathy>.5 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). April 2015. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/data/hcup/index.html6 Bernstein, Richard MD. MA Plan Alameda Alliance Reduces Using MedXM Post Hospital Discharge Visits Hospital Readmissions by 29% MedXM. 7 Mozzafarian D, Benjamin EJ, Go AS, et al. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2015 Update: a report from the American Heart Association.Circulation. 2015;e29-322.8 Dall TM, Zhang Y, Chen YJ, et al. The economic burden of diabetes. Health A� (Millwood). 2010;29:297-303.

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