NAMCP Announces Medical Directors Hyperlipidemia Resource Center

Resource Center features information on Hyperlipidemia diagnosis, treatment, tools and more!

GLEN ALLEN, Va., June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Association of Managed Care Physicians (NAMCP) announced today that it has released the Medical Directors Hyperlipidemia Resource Center. The resource center is designed to provide medical directors, practicing physicians and patients with the most up to date information on Hyperlipidemia diagnosis and treatment. The resource center was designed by a team of medical directors from purchasers, plans and provider systems who wanted up-to-date, unbiased information on the various techniques in use that would help improve patient outcomes in the Hyperlipidemia patient population.

"We needed one spot to research new information on the diagnosis and treatment of Hyperlipidemia. The web based Medical Directors Hyperlipidemia Resource Center is that place," said Ron Hunt, M.D., Medical Director of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia, who was one of the Hyperlipidemia Resource Center Advisory Board members.

Click on the following link to visit the Hyperlipidemia Resource Center:

http://www.namcp.org/md_resource_centers/hyperlipidemia/hyperlipidemia_PD.html.

The Medical Directors Hyperlipidemia Resource Center features sections specially designed for medical directors, practicing physicians and patients. Visitors can view pages on the causes, signs, diagnosis, screening and treatment of Hyperlipidemia, all of which provide the most up to date information. The treatment section features the latest updates on the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Guidelines, giving healthcare professionals and patients the correct course of treatment for Hyperlipidemia.

Hyperlipidemia affects well over 100 million Americans. An estimated 102 million Americans have total cholesterol levels in excess of 200 mg/dL and more than 35 million adult Americans have levels greater than 240 mg/dL. The prevalence of elevated lipid levels in large part accounts for the near universal development of coronary atherosclerosis in the United States and the high attendant risk for developing coronary heart disease (CHD) over a lifetime — 49 percent for men and 32 percent for women. Nearly one third of CHD events are attributable to total cholesterol levels above 200 mg/dL.

The Medical Directors Hyperlipidemia Resource Center is the latest in a series of resource centers produced by NAMCP. Visit www.namcp.org to view resource centers on Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Diabetes, Weight Management and Sleep Disorders.

The Medical Directors Hyperlipidemia Resource Center is supported by an educational grant from Abbott Laboratories.

SOURCE National Association of Managed Care Physicians