Cardiovascular Disease Management Program
Heart disease and stroke continue to be widespread concerns for many, proving the importance of careful monitoring and effective treatment. Our Cardiovascular Disease Management Program emphasizes the need for early risk identification and prevention of cardiovascular events, the value of healthy lifestyle changes, and the optimization of prescription drugs, which have proven to be successful in preventing complications of heart disease and the risk of stroke.
Our comprehensive program is proven to:
- Promote cardiovascular wellness
- Decrease the risk of heart attack, stroke and other events such as heart failure
- Improve the quality of life for patients
Empowering Patients
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When you enroll in our Cardiovascular Disease Program (at no additional cost to you), you receive educational materials and ongoing support from a team of dedicated, trained professionals all focused on your specific needs to keep you well and active in life. We will monitor and assess all aspects related to your condition and make certain you receive proper diagnostic and lab evaluations and the most effective treatment options. |
By integrating our coordinated care system with the self-management tools we provide you, we will help you reduce the risks associated with your disease so that you can live a healthier and more active life. We ask you to complete brief surveys from time to time so that we can gauge how effectively your needs are being met. Our programs come with high satisfaction ratings from tens of thousands of patients currently enrolled. A recent survey sent out to over 20,000 participants in our program reported high satisfaction ratings:
- Staff is helpful: 99%
- Understanding of program: 99%
- Overall satisfaction: 97%
Engaging Physicians
The foundation of our work, the core of our philosophy, is the value we place on the patient-physician relationship—it drives everything we do. We support physicians by basing our treatment recommendations on proven practice guidelines, an essential factor in ensuring you receive the best care possible.
Certain lifestyle changes are proven to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. While there are no guarantees that a healthy lifestyle will keep cardiovascular disease away, these changes will certainly improve your overall health, including your physical and emotional well-being. Also, because some risk factors are related to others, making changes in one area can benefit others.
Here are some ways you can reduce your risk of heart disease:
- Quit smoking: Investigate methods available to help you stop smoking.
- Improve cholesterol levels: Eat the right foods, exercise and take the medications prescribed by your physician.
- Control high blood pressure: Eat the right foods, exercise and take the medications prescribed by your physician.
- Stay active: Engage in physical activity.
- Weight control: Achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
To learn more visit our Positive Directions program.
- Stress less: Learn how to manage stress.
- Control diabetes: Eat the right foods, exercise and take the medications prescribed by your physician.
For helpful "How-To Tips," visit our Patient Education information.
The QMed Advantage
Our disease management program provides a holistic approach—a seamless integrated model of long-term, patient-centered care—that strives to address your individual needs as it relates to your disease state, and to improve your overall health. Building on the strength of the patient-physician relationship, our programs provide best-practice recommendations based on your ongoing evaluation, which produces proven results on a consistent basis. Customized care plans are coordinated by a dedicated team of experts and are supported by patented, proprietary technology. We manage every facet of care to help you achieve your fullest potential.
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