In synch with the evolution of disease management and its broadening scope, the 2008 list of MHE Leaders in Disease Management is based on accomplishments in disease management rather than on program size. To make the determinations, we evaluated leaders against objective criteria, such as blinded outcomes reports, while considering current industry activities. Leaders generally fall into three categories: consultant/academic thought leaders, vendors and health plan or employer executives.
The 2008 Leaders in Disease Management are listed below along with links to DM insight from DMPC and a collection of telling statistics. Also, listen to the Leaders discuss return on investment, mistakes to avoid and the potential of DM on MHE Radio. Click on the links at right to listen. - Al Lewis on Disease Management's Value
- DM Facts: Organizations offering wellness programs
- 2008 Leaders in Disease Management
- George B. Bennett, CEO, Health Dialog Services Corp.
- Paul A. Bluestein, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, ConnectiCare
- John Castiglia, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Premera Blue Cross
- Terry W. Crowson, MD, Medical Director, Medical Management and Government Programs, HealthPartners Health Plan
- D.W. Edington, professor, division of kinesiology and director, Health Management Research Center
- Jay Feldstein, DO, Corporate Chief Medical Officer, The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies
- Judith Frampton, vice president, medical management, of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Ronald D. Geraty, MD, CEO, Alere Medical, Inc.
- Bob Ihrie, senior vice president, employee rewards and services, Lowe's Companies, Inc.
- Joan Kennedy, president, Health Management Corporation, and senior vice president, WellPoint, Inc.
- Barry Lachman, MD, Medical Director, Parkland Community Health Plan
- Ben R. Leedle, Jr., president and CEO, Healthways
- Harlan Levine, principal, Towers Perrin
- Dijuana Lewis, president and CEO, Comprehensive Health Solutions Business Unit, WellPoint, Inc.
- Ariel Linden, DRPH, president, Linden Consulting Group
- Pamela Menard, vice president, health promotions and care management, Independent Health
- Tracey A. Moorhead, President and CEO, DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance
- David B. Nash, MD, professor of health policy and chairman, department of health policy, Jefferson Medical College, Jefferson University
- Gordon K. Norman, MD, executive vice president, science and innovation, Alere Medical Inc.
- Michael Norris, vice president, medical outreach programs, Great-West Healthcare
- Harold A. Picken, MD, associate chief medical officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island
- David W. Plocher, MD, senior vice president, business intelligence, informatics and pharmacy management, and chief medical officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
- Jim O. Prochaska, director, Cancer Prevention Research Center, and founder, Pro-Change Behavior Systems
- Michael Quilty, CEO, Matrix Medical Network
- Emad Rizk, MD, president, McKesson Health Solutions
- Richard Safeer, MD, Medical Director, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield
- Christobel E. Selecky, president and CEO, LifeMasters Supported SelfCare
- Kara Trott, founder and CEO, Quantum Health, Inc.
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