American Pharmacists Association and the National Foundation
The American Pharmacists Association (APHA), the Foundation today announced a partnership with the Non-Profit-National Business Coalition of Public Health (NBCH) helps patients better manage their chronic health conditions. The use of purchasing power and community management of more than 70 members coalitions of employers, NBCH’s work programme implementation APHA HealthMapRx Foundation. HealthMapRx is a pharmacist-coordinated, patients self-management program, according to the model of the highly successful Asheville Project.
Chronic health conditions are among the main causes avoidable health care costs to the USA. HealthMapRx enables employers to help employees manage their success with their chronic health conditions continuous relations with pharmacists and community health management teams. For workers diabetes, to encourage employers to participate in the program, including prescription co-pays and free diabetes supplies.
“The investment in people” well-being on the front end, and not paying expenses of chronic illness after the fact, has been demonstrated to show significant cost savings for employers and improving the health of workers and their families, “said Andrew Webber, president and CEO of NBCH. “The provision of a distribution network for HealthMapRx NBCH is consistent with the efforts of our members is the purchase value of solutions, improving the quality and accessibility of health care.”
HealthMapRx currently offers programs in diabetes and cardiovascular disease of Health and plans to increase the supply of programs for employers. To support the local economy coalitions for the implementation of the HealthMapRx model NBCH develop resources, including a plug-and-Play Tool Kit and provides technical assistance. Several members NBCH coalitions have already implemented diabetes self-management programs as part of the Diabetes Foundation APHA-Ten City Challenge, including Hawaii Health Business Council, the Midwest Business Group for the sector of the Health and the Pittsburgh Business Group on Health. APHA The Foundation works with employers across the country for the implementation HealthMapRx for their employees.
“Our main objective is to this program, widely available and employers to invest so that its employees manage their conditions.” said William Ellis, Executive Director and CEO of the Foundation APHA. “We are excited about the cooperation with NBCH for this program available to its members of the coalition.”
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