Fresenius Health Partners is an URAQ and NCQA accredited integrated care management company providing specialized services to kidney patients. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a public health problem affecting roughly 20 million American adults. The spectrum of CKD includes five stages of disease, beginning with individuals with mild kidney damage progressing through those with kidney failure, more commonly referred to as End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).ESRD patients have multiple risk factors and complicating conditions in addition to their kidney disease and need for dialysis treatments.
- Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension
- Diabetes and Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
- Infection Risk
- Malnutrition
ESRD is a key target for integrated care management for the following reasons:
- Cost per patient is the highest of any chronic disease category, in excess of $100,000 per year.
- Hospitalizations from complicating conditions can represent 30% to 40% of this annual cost per patient.
ESRD patients interact with many types of providers (PCPs, nephrologists, dialysis units, specialists, hospitals, etc. . .) and will benefit from a significant coordination of care available through the nurse care manager. Save costs and improve patient care and satisfaction? It's not only possible --we’ve proven it. The Fresenius Health Partners program is a smart and modest investment by a health plan payer to raise the standard of care on their highest cost segment of members: chronic kidney dialysis patients. Raising the standard of care with an investment in Fresenius Health Partners will also lower the total treatment costs delivering validated return on investment.
An insurance company payer's investment in the Fresenius Health Partners program is modest, but the return on investment (ROI) is significant. Our program has consistently delivered a 5 to 1 savings to investment ratio for our customers. And just as important, we have demonstrated improved outcomes, lower mortality and reduced hospitalization, for our customer's members with kidney disease.
We can contract directly with an insurance company payer or we can work with you and your dialysis provider to have the Fresenius Health Partners program included and billed as part of your contracted dialysis treatment costs.