AXIA Health Management Launches High-Yield Prevention Benefits Programs to Healthcare Payers & Employers.TEMPE, Ariz. -- Integrated solutions optimize patient health, improve clinical outcomes and reduce costs for payers and patients After three years of extensive research and development, AXIA Health Management introduces a fully integrated, high-yield prevention benefits program for healthcare payers and employers. The comprehensive suite of customized products and services for health plans and their employer customers encourage lifestyle changes that can help to prevent or delay chronic disease and disability, resulting in reduced healthcare costs. "Employers and insurance companies are reeling reel·ing n. Maine Sustained noise, as from hammering: "Hark that reeling, now, you'll wake the baby!" Anonymous. from the soaring costs related to chronic diseases that can frequently be avoided, delayed or the effects mitigated through programs that promote lifestyle changes such as increased physical activity, proper nutrition proper nutrition, n in Tibetan medicine, a therapeutic concept that begins with a digestive formulation because it is believed that a medical condition is primarily the result of a nutritional dysfunction or disturbance in the process of delivering nutrients. and early detection/screenings and smoking cessation smoking cessation Public health Temporary or permanent halting of habitual cigarette smoking; withdrawal therapies–eg, hypnosis, psychotherapy, group counseling, exposing smokers to Pts with terminal lung CA and nicotine chewing gum are often ineffective. ," explained L. Ben Lytle, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AXIA and a nationally recognized healthcare and public policy expert. "The most direct way to address this problem is to engage all employees in a turnkey health management program, not just those who are chronically ill. Unlike other prevention companies that are simply integrators of disparate services, AXIA has created a unique prevention model that includes built-in implementation and program management and a comprehensive physical activity and nutrition approach to maximize high-yield prevention." AXIA Health's vision is consistent with the nation's thought leaders. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Tommy Thompson For other people with similar names, see . Tommy George Thompson (born November 19, 1941), a United States politician, was the 7th U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and the 42nd Governor of Wisconsin. , former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Secretary of Health and Human Services - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Health and Human Services; "the first Secretary of Health and Human Services was Patricia Roberts Harris who was appointed by Carter" , "Approximately 95 percent of the $1.4 trillion that we spend as a nation on health goes to direct medical services, while approximately 5 percent is allocated to preventing disease and promoting health. This approach is equivalent to waiting for your car to break down before you take it in for maintenance." Leveraging the success of its SilverSneakers(R) Fitness Program, the nation's leading program exclusively designed to modify the behavior of seniors to abandon sedentary lifestyles
Sedentary lifestyle is a type of lifestyle most commonly found in modern (particularly Western) cultures. It is characterized by sitting or remaining inactive for most of the day (for example, in an office. , AXIA will offer best-of-breed prevention programs in all categories including fitness, nutrition, early detection/screenings and smoking cessation. AXIA is using SilverSneakers as a model platform to build out other disease-prevention protocols. L. Ben Lytle and Hugh Lytle lead the company and set the strategic direction for best-in-class prevention specialist subsidiary organizations they acquire and integrate. Ben Lytle is the former chairman and CEO of Anthem anthem [ultimately from antiphon], short nonliturgical choral composition used in Protestant services, usually accompanied and having an English text. The term is used in a broader sense for "national anthems" and for the Latin motets still used occasionally in Inc., one of the country's largest health insurance companies, while Hugh Lytle has nearly 20 years of experience in leading healthcare and technology companies. Hugh Lytle most recently served as an executive for Caremark Inc., the nation's largest pharmacy benefit manager. About AXIA Health Management Tempe, Ariz.-based AXIA Health Management Co. is a national provider of high-yield prevention that strives to improve the health of individuals in specific population segments. AXIA provides comprehensive, integrated health management programs that prevent, delay or mitigate the effects of disease or injury. The cornerstone of AXIA's suite of products is HealthCare Dimensions, which developed and manages the SilverSneakers(R) Fitness Program, a unique physical activity, lifestyle and socially oriented o·ri·ent n. 1. Orient The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia. 2. a. The luster characteristic of a pearl of high quality. b. A pearl having exceptional luster. 3. benefits program designed to encourage Medicare-eligible members to increase their levels of physical activity and motivate them to continue to be active. SilverSneakers is offered to more than 1.7 million Medicare-eligible members in 28 states at more than 950 fitness centers and class sites. For more information, call 480-763-5222 or visit http://www.axiahealth.com. |
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