Week of July 18, 2016
Population Health - Hypertension Care and Depression Guidelines
Updates to the Hypertension and Depression Clinical Guidelines are complete. The Guidelines are currently in front of the regional medical directors for a vote, but expected to be released soon. Please begin using the updated Hypertension Care Guideline and Depression Care Guideline once they are distributed within your clinics, as they represent the most recent and updated evidence-based research. The Guidelines were updated in collaboration with the primary care regional medical directors, and with specialty providers. In the case of the Depression Care guideline, Dr. Tank from the Adena Counseling Center was instrumental in reviewing and making recommendations on these contents within the Guideline. Thanks to all of our providers who participated in the successful development of these protocols.
Adena Featured
Adena’s success with our pharmaceutical plan has led to a national feature by The Advisory Board Company ( touting our use of the Crimson tool to increase generic drug utilization and save the health system money. The feature shows how Adena beat the inflation PMPM mark for specialty drug utilization, each year from 2012 to 2015, resulting in a cost savings of $1.1 million, and seeing generic drug utilization leap from 74.6% to 85% among employees. It is important to note the cost savings did not produce any reduction in care or quality.
Family Fun Day
Mark your calendars!Adena’s Family Fun Day is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 20 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. The annual event will be held in the parking lot of the Adena Health Pavilion on Chillicothe’s main campus. There will be plenty of good food, games, rides and fun. All caregivers are encouraged to bring their families along to enjoy this great event. Hope to see you there!
Save the date
Mark your calendar for Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016 for the annual AMG Provider Wine Meet and Greet. This is a fun, networking event to give all Medical Staff the opportunity to meet new providers. The event will be held at the Pump House, located in Yoctangee Park.More information to come soon from Faitha Shelton, Physician HR Director.
Reminder - Provider Portal
Please remember to check out the Provider Portal at and stay up-to-date on the latest information and events happening within Adena. The portal is also a way we hope to further communication between providers. We intend to continue to enhance the portal as we strive to improve communication to and with each other.
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