Attachment D Nurse Line Utilization.pdf

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This is a NurseLine Utilization Report for Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) ASE/PSE covering Q4 2024 (October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024). The report shows utilization metrics for a member population of 146,486 in Q4 2024, with 321 total contacts, 277 unique participants, and 353 total services provided. The service data indicates that triage services comprised 74% of all contacts, followed by member information (23%), health information (11%), and program referrals (2%). The report demonstrates a consistent quarterly utilization rate around 0.8-0.9% for contacts and 0.7-0.8% for unique participants.

The demographic data shows that 68% of users were female and 32% male, with the majority of users falling in the 50-64 age range (34%), followed by 36-49 (23%) and 21-35 (18%). The triage pre-intent data reveals that 80% of callers initially intended to visit the emergency room, but nurse recommendations redirected many to more appropriate levels of care. Program referrals had a 100% acceptance rate in Q4 2024, with Customer Service being the most common referral type (5 referrals), followed by External Behavioral Health Program and External Care Management (1 referral each).

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NurseLine Utilization Report

Arkansas BCBS - ASE/PSE Report Run Date: 1/15/2025 11:40:00 AM

Request Id: 26290

Period: 10/1/2024 to 12/31/2024

Time Interval: Quarterly

Population Type: Member

Utilization and Contact Summary

Utilization Summary

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

0%

5%

10%

15%

Q4-2023 Q1-2024 Q2-2024 Q3-2024 Q4-2024

P o p u la ti o n

P e rc e n ta g e

Population Annualized Contact Utilization %

Annualized Participant Utilization %

Repeat Participant %

Q4-2023 Q1-2024 Q2-2024 Q3-2024 Q4-2024 YTD

Population 144,053 148,449 148,294 146,064 146,486 147,323

Contacts 280 299 309 304 321 1,233

Annualized Contact Utilization % 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8%

Unique Participants 252 267 273 263 277 994

Annualized Participant Utilization % 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7%

Repeat Participant % 8.3% 9.4% 9.5% 13.3% 10.8% 15.3%

Services 322 316 350 335 353 1,354

Services per Contact 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

Contact Summary

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

Q4-2023 Q1-2024 Q2-2024 Q3-2024 Q4-2024

S e rv ic e s p e r

C o n ta c t

T o ta l

Contacts Unique Participants Services Services per Contact

Service Summary

Services

% Total

Contacts Services

% Total

Contacts Services

% Total

Contacts Services

% Total

Contacts Services

% Total

Contacts Services

% Total

Contacts

Triage 219 78% 208 70% 229 74% 237 78% 238 74% 912 74%

Program Referral 8 3% 9 3% 7 2% 4 1% 7 2% 27 2%

Health Information 28 10% 26 9% 28 9% 39 13% 35 11% 128 10%

Member Information 67 24% 73 24% 86 28% 54 18% 73 23% 286 23%

Member Communication Request 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0% 1 0%

Total 322 316 350 335 353 1,354

Q4-2024 YTDQ4-2023 Q1-2024 Q2-2024 Q3-2024

Services as a % of Total Contacts

Q4-2024

74%

23%

11%

2%

Triage

Member Information

Health Information

Program Referral

Subject Demographics

By Gender Q4-2023 Q4-2024 YTD

Male 33% 32% 32%

Female 67% 68% 68%

Not Reported 0% 0% 0%

By Age Range Q4-2023 Q4-2024 YTD

Under Age 3 5% 4% 4%

3 - 10 6% 5% 5%

11 - 20 10% 8% 10%

21 - 35 14% 18% 16%

36 - 49 19% 23% 22%

50 - 64 37% 34% 36%

65 - 70 6% 5% 4%

71 - 75 2% 1% 2%

76 - 85 0% 2% 1%

85+ 1% 0% 0%

Not Reported 0% 0% 0%

By Caller Relationship to Subject Q4-2023 Q4-2024 YTD

Self 77% 82% 79%

Parent 14% 11% 13%

Spouse 5% 4% 4%

Other 1% 1% 1%

Guardian 0% 0% 0%

Family Member 4% 2% 3%

Caregiver 0% 0% 0%

Not Reported 0% 0% 0%

Provider Referrals

Referrals to Physician Specialties Q4-2023 Q4-2024 YTD

Total Physician Specialty Referrals 0 0 0

Referrals to Facilities Q4-2023 Q4-2024 YTD

Total Facility Referrals 0 0 0

Program Referrals

Program Integration Summary Q4-2023 Q4-2024 YTD

Total Number of Program Referrals 8 7 27

Total Number of Accepted Referrals 7 7 27

Referral Acceptance Rate (% of accepted program referrals out of total program referrals) 87.5% 100.0% 100.0%

Referral Identification Rate (% of participants with a program referral) 3.2% 2.5% 2.3%

Top Ten Program Referral Types - Q4-2024 Referred Accepted % Accepted

Customer Service 5 5 100%

External Behavioral Health Program 1 1 100%

External Care Management 1 1 100%

Triage Pre-Intent with Nurse Recommendation

50%

45%

34%

50%

24%

38%

80%

85%

23%

8%

14%

3%

47%

29%

4%

3%

21%

37%

45%

44%

24%

33%

14%

10%

6%

9%

7%

3%

6%

2%

1%

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

Q4-2024

Q4-2023

Q4-2024

Q4-2023

Q4-2024

Q4-2023

Q4-2024

Q4-2023

ER UC MD Office Self-Care | Total

Pre-Intent Self-Care, Do Nothing, Don’t Know

Pre-Intent MD Office

Pre-Intent UC

Pre-Intent ER

Nurse Recommendations:

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