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Managed Care December 2005 Lola Butcher	Kansas City Focuses on Depression Health plans, researchers, employers, and workers make common cause to identify and treat depression.
Managed Care May 2004 MargaretAnn Cross	Depression Programs Might Provide an Edge There may be some costs up front, but there is also an opportunity for health plans to profit as employers' concern about this issue grows.
Managed Care September 2004 MargaretAnn Cross	Employers Take Stock of Illness on the Clock Presenteeism -- the condition of being on the job, but giving less than 100 percent -- is fertile ground for health plans with a suitable product.
Job Journal October 24, 2004 Michael Kinsman	Career Pros: In Denial About Depression Employee depression -- estimated to cost productivity some $52 million annually -- is too costly for companies to ignore.
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2006 Michael Fronstin	A Fresh Look at Co-morbidity You may think you understand a disease. But then it arrives in tandem. A new survey takes a fresh look at co-morbidity.
Managed Care April 2006 Tony Berberabe	Insurers Rely on Providers To Screen for Depression With access only to claims data, health plans strive to promote the importance of depression screening to their providers.
HBS Working Knowledge November 29, 2004 Paul Hemp	If You're Sick---Stay Home! Sick employees who drag themselves to work every day cost their employers more in lost productivity than in what they contribute. Here are some ideas on how employers can cut "presenteeism."
Entrepreneur April 2008 Mark Henricks	The Moody Blues Depressed workers bring the whole company down, so get them the help they need.
Managed Care October 2001 Frank Diamond	Indirect Costs: Asking plans to keep employees on the job Employers in revolt against fast-rising premiums could ask HMOs to pay more attention to time-loss management. NCQA's interest may encourage this approach...
Managed Care May 2006 Martin Sipkoff	Health Plans Are Ill-Prepared for Looming Diabetes Epidemic The problem is outpacing insurers' resources and perhaps even their commitment. Can the chronic care model help?
Managed Care June 2007 Lisa A. Higgins	Sobering Stats Invite Insurers To Fight Alcoholism Effectively Health plans may not be able to control problem drinking by their members. They can, however, affect the way their contracted providers approach the problem. And that may be what makes the difference.
Managed Care February 2002 Heidi A. Sauder & Sheri Wallace	Push Is On for Improved Treatment of Women's Psychological Maladies Sure there are diagnostic and treatment challenges, but the money that can be saved for society might make this fertile ground for investment...
Managed Care May 2004 Frank Diamond	Care Coordination Strikes Right Chord Care coordination -- which, for the purposes of this article, means optimal management of people with multiple chronic diseases to improve outcomes and cut costs -- just suddenly seems a lot more doable. The thing that may make care coordination work this time, is technology.
Managed Care August 2007 Frank Diamond	Employers Roll Up Their Sleeves No longer passive, companies are working in a variety of ways to improve employees' care. Preventive programs cost money up front, but can cut overall treatment costs to insurers by 30 percent or more, yet few insurers pay for preventive care.
ifeminists October 4, 2006 Tony Zizza	Time To Boycott National Depression Screening Day In the U.S., whenever National Depression Screening Day rears its ugly head in the mainstream media every first week in October, we have the opportunity to review some serious doublethink that does not change much with each passing year.
HBS Working Knowledge July 16, 2008 Porter et al.	What Should Employers do About Health Care? Companies that cut health care costs without improving the overall value of care eventually pay a price in terms of employee absenteeism and chronic ailments.
American Family Physician September 15, 2002 Sharp & Lipsky	Screening for Depression Across the Lifespan: A Review of Measures for Use in Primary Care Settings Depression is a common psychiatric disorder in children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. Primary care physicians, not mental health professionals, treat the majority of patients with symptoms of depression.
American Family Physician October 15, 2006	Depression: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is depression?... What causes depression?... Symptoms of Depression... How is depression diagnosed?... etc.
Managed Care February 2005 Tony Berberabe	Information: It's Better When You Share Today's version of a community health information network, the regional health information organization, is a collaborative of health plans, health care providers, and hospitals in a given geographic area that collects patient information stored on a secure Web site.
American Journal of Nursing February 2012	Original Research: Nurses' Presenteeism and Its Effects on Self-Reported Quality of Care and Costs This study sought to investigate the extent to which musculoskeletal pain or depression (or both) in RNs affects their work productivity and self-reported quality of care and considered the associated costs.
Managed Care April 2005 MargaretAnn Cross	Don't Forget Productivity Gains When Rating Health Programs Disease management conference focuses on outcome measures that address issues such as presenteeism that concern most health care purchasers.
Managed Care June 2002 April Tererri	Health Plans Seem Supportive of Depression-Screening Push The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force made a new recommendation that primary care physicians screen all adult patients for depression
Managed Care April 2005 Martin Sipkoff	Insurers Give Substance Abuse New Identity: It's a Disease After years of short shrift from payers and insurers, substance abuse services get renewed interest. Health Plans in particular are re-evaluating their approach.
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Managed Care June 2006 Martin Sipkoff	Limiting Access to SSRIs Does More Harm Than Good Despite the higher costs of SSRIs, compared to older antidepressants, limiting members' access can lead to undertreated depression.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2006	Sales and Marketing: Where the Buck Stops Pharma's ultimate customer is the employer - the guy who pays the health plan's bill. Here's what he wants to know about drugs.
BusinessWeek October 22, 2009 Arlene Weintraub	Tough Love, Lower Health Costs A UnitedHealthcare plan offers incentives to employees who strictly control their diabetes.
Managed Care December 2003 Martin Sipkoff	Health Plans Begin To Address Chronic Care Management As with so much else in health care, observing protocols, analyzing data, and rethinking benefit designs are important.
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2011	Employers: Fighting Non-Adherence A Q and A with Andrew Webber, President and CEO of the National Business Coalition on Health
ifeminists May 5, 2004 Tony Zizza	Depression Screenings Don't Belong In Our Schools A recent article in the Denver Post reports Denver Health's School-Based Health Centers are screening every student - for depression - who steps inside any one of the 11 school-based "clinics."
Nurse Practitioner October 2011 Krauter & Cook	Pharmacogenetics and the pharmacological management of depression One CYP450 enzyme, CYP2D6, is responsible for the metabolism of 30% of all drugs including many antidepressants. Phenotypes of metabolizer status affect antidepressant treatment outcomes and adverse drug reactions.
American Family Physician September 15, 2002	Depression in Women Is depression common in women?... What are the symptoms?... What causes depression?... Symptoms of Depresssion... How is depression treated?... Are antidepressants safe for any woman with depression?... etc.
Nurse Practitioner March 2012 Vanya Hamrin et al.	Evaluation and Management of Pediatric and Adolescent Depression The primary care setting is an appropriate venue for screening and identifying pediatric depression. Nurse practitioners can provide initial management or referral to psychiatric mental health professionals for evidence-based treatments.
Managed Care June 2001 Frank Diamond	HMO/Physician Strain Creates Invisible Costs Perhaps goodwill is too much to ask for. However, peaceful coexistence can certainly help all players reach their mutual goal -- a smooth relationship that helps to get the job done...
Managed Care December 2003 Margaret E. O'Kane	NCQA To Look More Closely At Issues Small Employers Care About Why don't small employers consider health care quality information the same way large employers do when making benefits decisions? We asked the president of NCQA.
AskMen.com Harold Russell	Depression & Fatigue A recent study of adults showed fatigue and lethargy to be the most common and debilitating symptoms of depression. This finding could change the way that physicians treat this illness.
American Family Physician January 1, 2007	Depression in Children and Teens How to recognize depression in your children and resources available for more information.
Managed Care February 2008 Lola Butcher	Wellness Programs: No Longer Just an Add-On In the face of stiff competition from a growing category of dedicated wellness companies, major health plans are launching sophisticated, ambitious programs to slake employers' thirst for these products
HBS Working Knowledge April 6, 2015 Michael Blanding	Germanwings Lesson: Organizations Must Pay More Attention to Employee Mental Health The Germanwings tragedy catapulted the issues of mental health and corporate risk and responsibility into the world's headlines.
Salon.com July 5, 2000 Matthew E. Dawson	Not myself I took this photo at a particularly low point of depression. I've gained a lot of weight since taking a certain medication and I'm fascinated by what's happening to me.
Managed Care August 2004 MargaretAnn Cross	Employers Take the Lead In Drug Benefit Design Companies test new approaches to funding the pharmacy benefit with the goal of saving money overall.
American Family Physician May 15, 2004 Birrer & Vemuri	Depression in Later Life: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge Depression in elderly persons is widespread, often undiagnosed, and usually untreated. Because there is no reliable diagnostic test, a careful clinical evaluation is essential.
Managed Care February 2001 T. Jeffrey White	Making Pharmacoeconomics In Formulary Development a Reality Despite what might be commonly believed, pharmacoeconomics is not a widely used tool for formulary development. Here's a model to follow...
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Managed Care February 2005 MargaretAnn Cross	Big Companies Push For Better Online Tools Now that large companies are adding health information to their benefit portals on the Web, insurers will have to work more closely with them.
American Family Physician January 1, 2007 Shashi & Subhash Bhatia	Childhood and Adolescent Depression Safe and effective treatment of major depression in this age group requires accurate diagnosis, suicide risk assessment, and use of evidence-based therapies.
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Managed Care December 2002 MargaretAnn Cross	Advisory Boards Create Company-Plan Cooperation Very effective if used properly, these panels are not yet widespread. However, that could change as industrial customers demand more input.
Managed Care June 2003 Frank Diamond	How To Manage the Worried Well They have symptoms, but that doesn't mean primary care physicians can pinpoint a physical problem. Yet they do suffer, and are a cost center for insurers and employers.
Managed Care December 2006 Lola Butcher	Employer Coalition in Step with President's Marching Order The National Business Coalition on Health has a head start on Uncle Sam's new insistence on transparency and accountability.