The most SUCCESSFUL ACO’s

on Athena Forum!are training care managers

NOTE 1: The ACO’s in the upper right quadrant are a sampling of ACO’s that have met or exceeded the mean of CMS quality measures to be eligible for shared savings. These ACO’s have qualified for shared savings exceeding $200Million in the aggregate during the CMS reporting period of 2014-2018.

NOTE 2: These ACO’s are clients of Athena Forum and have been training care management teams on Athena Forum continuously from 2014 to 2020.

NOTE 3: Athena Forum’s 7,000-page CE course curriculum offers accredited courses supporting the Medicare prevalencies of chronic care conditions, including: HTN, heart failure, CV disease, COPD, diabetes, and more.

Higher Outcomes/Lower Costs of Care

ACO HIGH QUALITY QUADRANT:Sample of ACO’s Training Care Managers on Athena Forum Since 2014

Higher Outcomes/Higher Costs of Care

Lower OutcomesHigher Costs of Care

Lower OutcomesLower Costs of Care

Allina Integrated ACO MN Baylor White Scott TX

Amita Health ACO IL

Beacon Health ACO MA Coastal Plains ACO NY

Franciscan ACO WA

Hackensack ACO NJ Highmark ACO PA

Intermountain Quality UT

Innovation Partners Montefiore ACO NY

New York Pres ACO NY

St Luke’s Care ACO PA VirginiaMason ACO WA

Correlation: High quality companies train care managers on Athena Forum.

Dear ACO leader,

Athena Forum is 10 years strong, 7,000-pages enormous, and 100% proven as a resource supporting your TRIPLE AIM GOALS: 1. Improving the patient experience,2. Improving the health status of your population, and3. Lowering the cost-per-capita.

ROI BONUS: Many ACO’s report a 50 X ROI multiplier on our training. An ACO enrolling 35 care managers X $175 tuition = $6,125. Multiply the $6,125 X 50 = $300,000 in forecast savings. The $300,000 in forecast savings will typically derive from reduced hospitalizations & reduced ER visits.

Join Athena Forum to power up your FIDUCIARY and SUPPLIER dynamics.

Best wishes,

Tom Rasmussen Thomas A. Rasmussen CEO & PublisherAthena Forum Institute LLCtom.rasmussen@athenaforum.com

Sample 1,000 Clients • Allina Health ACO, MN• Allegheny Health ACO, PA• Anthem, Inc. USA• Baylor Scott & White ACO, TX • Barnabas Health, NJ• CareCentrix, Inc. ACO, FL• Columbia University Health ACO, NY• Community Care Networks Medicaid Pop, NC• Cornell Clinics ACO, NY• Intermountain Healthcare & ACO, UT• Hackensack Med Health, NJ• Hackensack Meridian South, NJ• Highmark Health ACO, PA• Montefiore Health ACO, NY• New York Presbyterian & ACO, NY• Northern Light Health, ME• PacificSource ACO, Inc., OR• Providence Health & ACO’s USA• Saint Francis Health, OK• Samaritan Health, WA• Sanford Health, ND• SutterHealth & ACO, CA• University of Florida Health Medicaid Pop, FL• St. Luke’s University Health & ACO, PA• Swedish Health & ACO, WA• University of Utah Health, UT• UC San Diego Health, CA• Virginia Commonwealth U. Health, VA• Virginia Mason Health ACO, WA

Joining Athena Forum Puts you in Good Company!

“Athena Forum is the finest resource I’ve ever had in my career.” — RN Care Manager

Franciscan Health

No Training:

Athena Training:

Care managers with no Athena Forum training. Actual test scores of 13 care managers on the subject of assessing heart failure in a Medicare population.

Care managers trained on Athena Forum. Actual test scores of 13 care managers trained on Athena Forum on the same subject of assessing heart failure in a Medicare population.

Our Training Supports Medicare Populations

Our online course catalog is designed to improve the skills of front-line care managers to support CMS.gov’s predictive analytics of chronic conditions in a Medicare population:

• Hypertension 61%• High cholesterol 48%• Ischemic cardiovascular events 34% • Diabetes 28%• Heart Failure 17%• Depression 12%• COPD 12%

Care Management Series® Clinical Care Series®Introduction to Case Management Asthma PathophysiologyEthics & HIPAA in Case Management Asthma AssessFinancial Advocacy: Operating Revenues Asthma TreatmentsFinancial Advocacy: Rev Cycle Teams Asthma PharmaFinancial Advocacy: Medicare Cardiovascular Disease Vital Case Manager: Negotiating Skills Cardiovascular HypertensionVital Case Manager: Challenging Behaviors Cardiovascular Peripheral Disease Vital Case Manager: Leadership in CM COPD PathophysiologyFinancial Advocacy: Social Determinants COPD AssessPalliative & EOL Care 7 courses COPD Pharma Patient Engagement 4 courses COPD TreatmentsPop Health Management 3 courses COPD CM RoleTransitions-Of-Care 5 courses Diabetes: PathophysiologyUtilization Management 7 courses Diabetes: Diagnosis & Testing Diabetes: Pt EngagementBehavioral Health Series® Heart Failure: PathophysiologyAbuse: Domestic Violence Heart Failure: AssessAbuse: Elder Abuse Heart Failure: PharmaDepression: 5 courses Heart Failure: Pt EngagementSuicide Prevention: 5 courses Heart Failure: Self Care Strategies Substance Use: Opioids 3 courses

Sampler of Athena Forum’s 7,000 Page Online Course Catalog

Improving Skills

TRAINING SNAPSHOT

Improving Outcomes in Asthma Care1 page of 7,000 pages on AthenaForum.net

Athena Forum Institute suite of courses on Asthma:Improving Outcomes in Asthma Care Accredited NationwideMod A: Prevalence, Pathophysiology & Economics of Asthma CE: ANCC RN SW CCMMod B: Assessments & Care of Asthma CE: ANCC RN SW CCMMod C: Interprofessional Team in Asthma Care CE: ANCC RN SW CCMMod D: Treatments in Asthma Care CE: ANCC RN SW CCM

Anticipated Health Plan Outcomes in Asthma:

Survey Results of Care Managers on Athena Forum:

1. Improved ACO#6 shared decision making2. Improved ACO#7 Health status/functional status3. Improved ACO#9 Ambulatory sensitive conditions COPD/Asthma4. Improved patient engagement with evidence of increased activity and compliance.

1. “Athena Forum courses on ASTHMA are having a medium to high impact on my practice.” 79%2. “ I have visited your ASTHMA courses more than once and have improved the effectiveness 71%

of patient communications.”

TRAINING SNAPSHOT

Improving Outcomes in Diabetes Care1 page of 7,000 pages on AthenaForum.net

Athena Forum Institute suite of courses on Diabetes:Improving Outcomes in Diabetes Care Accredited NationwideMod A: Prevalence and Pathophysiology of Diabetes CE: ANCC RN SW CCMMod B: Assessment of Diabetes CE: ANCC RN SW CCMMod C: Non-Pharma Management CE: ANCC RN SW CCMMod D: Pharma Management CE: ANCC RN SW CCMMod E: Interprofessional Practice Care CE: ANCC RN SW CCMMod F: Patient Engagement in Diabetes Care CE: ANCC RN SW CCM

Anticipated Health Plan Outcomes in Diabetes:

Survey Results of Care Managers on Athena Forum:

1. STARS measure goal to have high percentage of patients with A1c <92. STARS measure goals to have high medication adherence of 89% or greater3. Improved ACO#36 All-cause unplanned admissions for pts with diabetes4. Improved ACO#6 Shared decision making

1. “I have identified patients with co-morbidities in diabetes.” 71.0%2. “Athena’s courses on diabetes are having a high impact on my practice.” 73.9%

Training Roadmaps for ACO PerformanceImproving Outcomes & Lowering Costs of Care

YEAR 1: Assign Athena Forum Courses: Zoom MTGS by ACO Manager to Apply Lessons

1 SEP PT Engagement Mod A: Foundations MTG Reducing readmissions by 25%2 OCT Heart Failure Mod A: Etiology MTG 75% of HF = Ischemic events or HTN3 NOV Heart Failure Mod B: Assessment MTG Improving ACO#37 Reduce ER visits 25% 4 DEC Depression Mod E: Access & Barriers MTG Pt centered & cost-effective depression care 5 JAN Depression Mod D: Pharma MTG Role of pharmacist in med management 6 FEB CV Disease Mod B: Hypertension MTG Improving ACO#6 Shared decision-making7 MAR CV Disease Mod A: CV Disease MTG Diagnoses of CAD and Acute Coronary Syndrome8 APR Ethics Mod C: Ethics in Telehealth MTG HIPAA & pt monitoring & remote interventions

YEAR 2: Assign Athena Forum Courses: Zoom MTGS by ACO Manager to Apply Lessons

1 SEP Diabetes Mod A: Pathophysiology MTG STARS Measures of high % ACO pop @ A1c < 7 2 OCT Diabetes Mod F: Pt Engagement MTG Pt engage for 89% > adherence in diabetes 3 NOV Depression Mod A: Societal Impact MTG Societal & economic impact of depression4 DEC Asthma Mod D: Treatments MTG Therapy goals & ACO#9 ambulatory asthma5 JAN Asthma Mod B: Assessments MTG Work-up / severity class / exacerbating factors6 FEB COPD Mod C: Pharmacologics COPD MTG Improving ACO#9 ambulatory COPD7 MAR COPD Mod E: Interprofessional Care MTG Team care for improving COPD management8 APR Heart Failure Mod A: Pathophysiology MTG Improving ACO#31 HF Beta Blocker therapy

Good News! Athena Forum.net offers hundreds of CE certificates for all enrolled healthcare professionals, including: RN CE by ANCC. Social Work CE by NASW or ASWB, and CCM CE from CCMC. All CE certs are included in Athena Forum’s pricing. All health professionals have 24/7 access to all 7,000 online pages from any computer with Internet access.

Dear ACO Care Director,

We treat our clients like family. We share winning strategies and ideas among ACO’s. Our goal is to help everyone improve outcomes and lower costs-of-care. And by the way, CM team morale goes waaay up happy! on Athena Forum. Please contact me if you would like a demo or have a question.

Best wishes, Anne Llewellyn RN-BC, MS, BHSA, CCM, CRRN

Director, Client Services Athena Forum Institute, LLC anne.llewellyn@athenaforum.com CMSA Lifetime Achievement Award

Beverly GulvinManager, Healthcare Sales WESTbeverly.gulvin@athenaforum.com919.247.8484

Kim BillingsManager, Healthcare Sales EASTkim.billings@athenaforum.com630-706-1443

The Journey of Improving Outcomes... Begins on Athena Forum

Tuition Pricing

Enroll 1 to 19 care managers: $195.00 per person, per year, all CE included. Enroll 20 to 49 $175.00 Enroll 50 to 99 $155.00 Enroll 100 to 499 $95.00Enroll 500 & higher $65.00

Example #1: Enroll 50 personnel X $155.00 = $ 7,750.00 per year, all CE included. Paid by the company. Example #2: Enroll 600 personnel X $65.00 = $42,250 per year, all CE included. Paid by the company.

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