A system-wide effort to manage chronic diseases has earned recognition for physicians at Esse Health. The group was awarded the 2007 Primaris Physician Office Quality Award for the state of Missouri.

Esse’s Disease Management Team, comprised of physician leaders, nurse practitioners, a diabetic educator and other professionals with health care expertise, set the goal of providing appropriate care to chronic disease patients, using all means available. As simple as this may sound, Implementation can include surpassing many hurdles.  It includes the creation of population-based reports of patients with chronic diseases, alerts and reminders to prompt physicians to meet professional guidelines, the generation of patient-specific care plans, and the implementation of other process improvements such as group visits and intensive individual self management development.

About Primaris
Primaris is a nonprofit, health care consulting firm and contracts with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to serve as the Quality Improvement Organization for Missouri . Primaris’ mission is to improve health care delivery and outcomes by promoting excellence, advancing knowledge and developing innovative solutions for physicians, other providers, businesses, government, patients and consumers.

You can read the entire news release on this website. "Advanced Care Management Earns Statewide Honors for Esse Health".