DELIVERING VALUE-BASED CARE FOR A HEALTHIER TOMORROW

AS THE COST to deliver healthcare continues to soar, employers everywhere are looking for more cost-effective ways to provide great health benefits to their employees. Ochsner Health Network’s value-based care model is an excellent example of how Ochsner is delivering tangible value to employers across the state.

Ochsner Health Network is a clinically integrated physician network made up of more than 5,500 participating physicians and healthcare providers across the Gulf South, focused on delivering value-based care. The network is designed for physicians to participate in value-based contracts where they are rewarded and incentivized to improve healthcare outcomes for patients and reduce the total cost of care, says Eric Gallagher, CEO, Ochsner Health Network.

The vast network of providers helps ensure employees are connected with physicians and their care teams in the communities where they live and that they receive the right care at the right time and in the right setting. the short term, and those savings get even greater over time.”

In 2021, more than 2,600 employers partnered with OHN to provide care for their employees.

The savings come from a higher rate of primary care provider utilization, reduced hospitalizations and emergency room visits, and a higher rate of generic prescription utilization. Additional programs like digital medicine for chronic conditions such as hypertension and Type 2 diabetes, allow for remote patient monitoring, which also affects outcomes for the better.

“Through proactive and coordinated care, with a focus on prevention, we’re able to better patients’ health and keep them out of hospitals and higher cost settings for healthcare,” Gallagher says.

Transitioning to a value-based care model creates a workforce that is healthier, more engaged, more productive and has less time missed at work due to illness. And, Gallagher adds, “we’ve seen cost savings per member, or per employee, for organizations that we’re working with in

As an added benefit to physicians, OHN offers a 24/7 Nurse on Call advice line to provide dependable, after-hour access for patients and direct them to the most appropriate care setting. Nurse on Call handled more than 125,000 calls from 38 states in 2021. More than 80 percent of

The O Bar offers Ochsner patients the latest in cutting-edge, interactive health technology to help them seamlessly manage health and wellness. Staffed by a full-time technology specialist, the O Bar carries a variety of physician recommended products, such as activity monitors, wireless blood pressure monitors and scales, and features a state-of-the-art iPad bar.

Ochsner Digital Medicine

Ochsner Digital Medicine uses innovative technology and a devoted care team to help patients reach health goals. Managing high blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes has never been so easy. Using digital devices, personalized care plans from licensed clinicians, and lifestyle support from professional health coaches, Ochsner Digital Medicine helps patients track progress, stay motivated and feel better.

By The Numbers

Hypertension

49.6% of U.S. adults have high blood pressure.

78% of Ochsner Digital Medicine patients achieved blood pressure control after 6 months.

45% Decrease in emergency room visits among Digital Medicine patients.

Type 2 Diabetes

callers avoided the emergency room.

Physicians who join Ochsner Health Network also gain access to Ochsner Health’s Real-Time Pharmacy Benefits program, which alerts physicians who are prescribing medication if a lower-cost alternative is available. Medication adherence increases when patients can afford the cost of their medication, and patients have already saved more than $1.8 million with this program since July 2021.

In addition to its health benefits network, Ochsner also offers consultations with other businesses to focus on ways to help manage the total cost of care for their employees. “We’ve seen reductions in total cost of care of about $3,000 a year per patient,” Gallagher says. “When you consider a business with 100 employees, for example, those savings add up.”

From high performance networks to digital medicine programs and a range of other solutions, Ochsner Health Network connects employers and their employees to the benefits of value-based care, providing a more personalized and proactive care approach to achieve the best health outcomes in a cost-effective way.

81% of members reached A1C goal after six months in the program.

30% decrease in Emergency Room Visits among the Digital Medicine Type 2 diabetes participants.

15% decrease in Hospital Admissions among the Digital Medicine Type 2 diabetes participants.

Ochsner Digital Medicine is live in all 50 states, serving members, health plans, and employers nationally. Learn more at connectedhealth.ochsner.org

GULF COAST BANK & TRUST is taking a unique approach when it comes to investing its resources to be ready for the future–the bank is pouring into its people, equipping them to be leaders not only at work but also in the communities where they live.

For the last six years, the bank has invited groups of about 20 from various divisions and geographies across its footprint to participate in an internal leadership development program called Next Wave, which is a nod to the next wave of leaders within the organization. Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company offers personal & business banking services to communities in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and the surrounding southeast Louisiana areas.

Next Wave is nothing like a typical banking driven training program. The skills gained at Next Wave are personal, professional and transferable and provide the skills need to be a better civic leader in their community, a better PTA volunteer, a better member of their church congregation or neighborhood association, and even a better parent or spouse.

“In preparing for the future, there is hardly a higher priority than investing in our talent, in our emerging leaders,” says Guy