Jean B. Case

2 Jean B. Case, Union Carbide's medical director, in reference to a Plays for Living (a program similar to Konnexxus) program on alcoholism.

Jean Case, M.D., Union Carbide's medical director, says patient education and health care savings are the thrust of the pilot program.
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Patient education is paramount, according to Case, who says the pilot program exemplifies managed care at its best.She hopes that medical costs can be reduced by teaching employees to stay well-which means, among other things, encouraging them to keep uppermost in mind both the purpose of prescribed medications and the importance of taking them regularly for the full indicated course, regardless of the apparent absence or improvement of symptoms.

Jean Case, M.D., Union Carbide's medical director, says patient education and health care savings are the thrust of the pilot program.

"We want to educate our employees as to the value of appropriately using their medications.An individual's noncompliance with a physician's prescription regimen, especially in the case of people who have chronic problems or conditions, can cause major health problems.Indirectly, it can increase the costs to them as individuals and to the company."

Aetna found that about 5,000 of the employees and retirees were getting their prescriptions refilled too late.To get these patients back on course, their doctors were contacted by letter, and pamphlets on the importance of taking medication properly were sent to both doctors and patients.
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Patient education is paramount, according to Case, who says the pilot program exemplifies managed care at its best.She hopes that medical costs can be reduced by teaching employees to stay well-which means, among other things, encouraging them to keep uppermost in mind both the purpose of prescribed medications and the importance of taking them regularly for the full indicated course, regardless of the apparent absence or improvement of symptoms.

Aetna is able to craft this type of study because it keeps a complete data base of claims filed by Union Carbide employees.

2 Jean B. Case, Union Carbide's medical director, in reference to a Plays for Living (a program similar to The Sanity Patrol Players fka Konnexxus and Plays That Work) program on alcoholism.