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Insignia’s approach to Consumer Health
Activation is based upon three principles:
Central to this path to health activation is the need to gain a better understanding of an individual’s self-management competencies. Traditionally, consumer health profiles have been developed with medical encounter data (such as claims data and pharmacy data), along with self-reported information (such as health status, exercise habits, and eating habits), as gleaned from a health risk assessment. What this profile lacks is an understanding of what is driving these behaviors and the related utilization of healthcare. The Patient Activation Measure™ (PAM™) provides this quintessential insight and enables care support to be more effectively tailored to an individual’s level of skill, knowledge and confidence.
From Measurement to Tailored Support
 The ability to measure patient activation and the behaviors associated with activation enables the more effective tailoring of care and healthcare support. Starting with appropriate goals that fit the patient’s level of activation, and working toward increasing activation step by step, patients can experience small successes and steadily build the confidence and skill for effective self-management. Consumers who manage their health experience fewer functional declines, exhibit more positive self-care behaviors, and utilize less healthcare.
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