Health Education Program

Provider Type

  • Participating Physician Groups (PPG)

Health Net encourages participating physician groups (PPGs) to provide health education and disease management programs to their members based on identified risks and Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) standards.

PPGs should offer health education programs at each PPG delivery site (including satellites) with 5,000 or more Health Net members. Each PPG plans health education programs based on the recommended program criteria and protocols included in the Health Education Program subtopic.

Providing health education programs is part of the contractual agreement between Health Net and the PPG. The PPG is responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating its health education programs.

Health Education Program Offerings

All PPGs should recommend the following core topics: diabetes management, early prenatal education, baby care basics, and for Health Net Medicare Advantage (MA) members, a senior-specific health education or disease management program. Health Net encourages PPGs to provide additional program topics that reflect the breadth and depth of their members' needs. This includes efforts to identify members who smoke and to refer them to appropriate programs.

PPGs may select additional topics from the following list. PPGs are encouraged to select additional topics based on demographic and diagnostic data specific to their members.

Category

Examples

Maternal, infant and child health

VBAC, childbirth preparation, breastfeeding

Circulatory

hypertension, hypercholesterolemia

Respiratory

COPD, asthma

Musculoskeletal

back care, arthritis, osteoporosis

Weight management

adults, adolescents, children