FirstCare Texas to provide Vermedx Diabetes Information System to health care providers and patients

FirstCare Texas has signed a contract with Vermedx, Inc. to provide its patent-pending Vermedx Diabetes Information System (VDIS) for the use of health care providers and patients belonging to First Care Health Plan's health maintenance organization operating in Lubbock, Waco, Abilene, and Amarillo, Texas.

FirstCare CEO Clifford Frank cites the success of the Vermedx Diabetes Information System, as detailed in the March 9 edition of The American Journal of Managed Care. This article describes how Vermedx reduces annual treatment costs by an average of $2,400 per adult patient while improving patient treatment quality. "It's a very cost-effective, quick to implement and easy to operate technology for our providers to add to their repertoire of tools for improving patient satisfaction and enhancing treatment quality," said Frank.

VDIS captures laboratory test results from multiple labs and provides patient-level evidence-based best practices recommendations for care. VDIS also provides quarterly population reports that help clinicians focus on highest risk and out-of-compliance patients in addition to generating automated reminder and alert letters for patients. VDIS is currently being utilized by primary care physicians in managed care and integrated hospital systems in three states, following a successful five-year NIH sponsored clinical trial.