To refer members, or for more information, please contact Jackie Healy, LPN, at (608) 260-7097 or jackie.healy@pplusic.com. Please provide the member’s name, date of birth, current lab results and current progress note.
Physicians Plus is committed to supporting effective provider-member interactions to reduce and prevent heart disease. This nurse case management service aims to reduce cholesterol, blood pressure, body mass index, cardiac events and other long-term complications at no cost to high-risk members.
Case Management is a collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation, care coordination, evaluation, and advocacy for options and services to meet an individual’s and family’s comprehensive health needs through communication and available resources to promote quality cost-effective outcomes. (CMSA, 2009).
Who is Eligible?
Physicians Plus members, age 18 or older, having a diagnosis of vascular disease identified through hospital /ER census and ad hoc reports, or identified by a provider as needing additional resources to reach treatment goals. Self-referrals are also eligible for participation.
Those who also have diabetes with an A1C >9% will be referred to the diabetes case manager for the following services plus additional services aimed at blood glucose control.
How Does it Work?
A Physicians Plus nurse case manager individually assists members in assessing risk factors and making lifestyle changes. The program typically lasts up to one year with telephonic checkups specific to the member’s care plan.
1. Physicians Plus staff identifies members through medical claims and lab results, and obtains provider support to enroll member.
2. The nurse case manager contacts the member to enroll in the program and complete the care assessment.
3. The nurse case manager notifies the primary care provider whether or not a member volunteers to enroll.
4. The nurse case manager works with the member and provider to develop a care plan including:
- Mutually agreed upon, realistic self-care goals for diet, exercise, weight loss, stress reduction, tobacco cessation and emotional health;
- Self-care tools and education to enable these changes to occur;
- Care coordination with physicians, dieticians, health educators and exercise physiologists;
- Community resources to help the member achieve these goals;
- Glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol monitoring to make timely interventions when needed; and
- Medication review for optimal treatment, coordinated by our pharmacists.
5. Providers are copied on written communications to members regarding self-care goals, program participation and care recommendations.
6. Members are transitioned to monitoring status or graduate when care goals are achieved and sustained.
Member Blood Pressure Management Tools
• Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
Member Cholesterol Management Tools
• Niaspan
• Fish Oil Capsules
• Butter Substitutes
• Wallet-Sized Care Card
Cardiovascular Health Management Tools for Providers
• Dyslipidemia Care Guidelines for Providers
• Hypertension Care Guidelines for Providers
• Preventing Cardiovascular Events, Practitioner Tool Guide, developed with the Wisconsin Collaborative for Cardiac Event Reduction Initiative
Additional Resources
Preventive Cardiology | Expanded Locations and Services
Cardiovascular Prevention and Risk Assessment Clinic
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