Activating Individuals around their Health
We care about health activation, passionately so. A healthier person, a more vibrant company, a more effective and dynamic healthcare system — reaching these goals requires higher engagement and increased activation in one’s own health. We can build a medical home around a person, redesign benefit programs, and leverage technology for improved information sharing, but none of this will matter if we cannot tap into what intrinsically motivates a person to build a healthier life. The healthcare challenges we face must be tackled at the root – from within individuals and the decisions they make that affect their health. Evaluation with the Patient Activation Measure® (PAM) assessment provides an important starting point. From a PAM score we can then tailor support and move individuals carefully along a continuum of increasing activation. When individuals gain in activation they experience fewer health crises and become better self-managers. This translates to better health, and more effective and efficient use of healthcare resources. Activation bends the cost curve down.
