As a physician with Bend Memorial Clinic, you are uniquely positioned to take part in a new model for providing chronic care. It will address serious health care issues, improve the lives of your Medicare fee-for-service patients struggling with chronic illness, and serve as an example for the rest of the country.

Bend Memorial Clinic is participating in this effort to demonstrate the use of a proven personalized health monitoring system for improving care for chronic conditions. The Health Buddy program is made available through a special program by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

This model of proactive, preventive care enables your patients with severe chronic illness to lead healthier, happier lives, at a lower cost.

	It coaches patients to manage and understand their conditions through unique, personalized, health management programs.
	It helps you make your practice more efficient.
	And it allows you to concentrate on patients when they need you most.