Independence Blue Cross currently offers several disease management programs under the name Connections^SM Health Management Programs. To date these programs include the Connections^SM Health Management Program, the Connections^SM Kidney Program and the Connections^SM AccordantCare^TM Program. Details on the programs are included below.

Connections Programs Provider Contact Summary

When treating members with multiple chronic conditions, consider the following guidelines for referring patients for disease management (DM) support:

• Connections^SM Kidney Program (CKP) is the primary DM program for the member when the member has ESRD and is on chronic dialysis.
  
  
• Connections^SM AccordantCare^TM Program is the primary DM program when the member has any one of the 15 complex chronic conditions covered by this program, unless they have ESRD.
  
  
• Connections^SM Health Management Program is the primary DM program for all members who have one or more of the 5 chronic conditions (diabetes, asthma, CHF, COPD, CAD) supported by this program but do not have a co-morbid condition covered by the other Connections programs.
  
  
• In addition, any patient seeking decision support at any time, may access a Connections Health Management Program Health Coach.
  
  
• In certain limited cases, more than one support program may work with you and your patient, after consideration of the individual needs of the member.