The Alliance PCP and Cardiology practices participating in our Million
Hearts Model Program (MHM) have been working closely with our Alliance
MHM Team to screen and risk stratify patients for inclusion in the intervention
phase of this program. We have screened 6447 patients, of whom 1553 have
been classified as “high risk” (i.e. have at least a 30% risk
of having a first stroke or heart attack over the next 10 years). A significant
component of this risk is the high prevalence of diabetes in our population
as 31% of the overall population and 69% of the high-risk population are
diabetic. The next step is for our providers to work with these patients
on a plan to significantly lower their risk us-ing medications and life
style changes.