Aetna Renews Agreement for Landacorp's Pregnancy Risk Survey and Smoking Cessation Programs.Business Editors/Technology and Health Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2001 Landacorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: LCOR), a leading provider of strategic healthcare management solutions to health plans and provider organizations, today announced an agreement with Aetna (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AET AET Aetna, Inc. AET After Extra Time AET Actual Evapotranspiration AET Alliance for Environmental Technology AET Alpha-Ethyltryptamine AET Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc. ) to renew its administration of Aetna's pregnancy risk survey 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. programs. The renewal agreement will be for three years. The pregnancy risk survey and smoking cessation programs (Smoke-free Moms-to-be(TM)) are components of Aetna's L'il Appleseed(R) Maternity Management Program. The Smoke-free Moms-to-be program was developed by Landacorp's Population Health Management Group (formerly ProMedex, Inc.). It is a national program available to women enrolled in Aetna's L'il Appleseed program, making it the largest such program in the country. Landacorp also administers the Aetna Smoke-free Moms-to-be program and similar programs for other health plans, which in turn provide the maternity services at no cost to their members. Member participation is voluntary. Demonstrated efficacy An analysis of the clinical and claims data from the first 12 months of the smoking cessation program suggested a notable risk reduction for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Women who smoke during pregnancy are at increased risk for premature births, pregnancy complications, low-birthweight infants, stillbirths, and a higher rate of infant mortality (hardware) infant mortality - It is common lore among hackers (and in the electronics industry at large) that the chances of sudden hardware failure drop off exponentially with a machine's time since first use (that is, until the relatively distant time at which enough mechanical . Smoking puts the babies of pregnant women and new mothers at risk for sudden infant death syndrome sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or crib death, sudden, unexpected, and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant under one year of age (usually between two weeks and eight months old). (SIDS SIDS sudden infant death syndrome. SIDS abbr. sudden infant death syndrome SIDS, n See syndrome, sudden infant death. ), poor lung development, asthma, and respiratory infections. The analysis performed for Aetna U.S. Healthcare U.S. Healthcare is a now-defunct healthcare company. The logo had an apple. The merger with Aetna In 1996, the company merged with Aetna, calling it Aetna U.S. Healthcare. The U.S. Healthcare apple logo was next to the Aetna name, and U.S. Healthcare under it. U.S. showed that pregnant members who smoke but did not participate in the program had nearly twice the risk (RR 1.8-1.86) of adverse pregnancy outcomes as compared to non-smokers in the same period. However, this increase was markedly reduced for smokers who participated in the program (RR 1.18 - 1.25). The difference between the groups was consistent for the overall incidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes, the incidence of prematurity and the Apgar score Ap·gar score n. A system of evaluating a newborn's physical condition by assigning a value (0, 1, or 2) to each of five criteria: heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, response to stimuli, and skin color. (scoring system Noun 1. scoring system - a system of classifying according to quality or merit or amount rating system classification system - a system for classifying things for health of infant in first minutes after birth). "Smoking during pregnancy is a significant problem," says Dr. Arnold W. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , Core Medical Director for Aetna's Women's Health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. Programs. "By offering a smoking cessation program to our pregnant members, we feel we are proactively addressing this issue early in a woman's pregnancy. We're pleased to say that participation in the program has resulted in measurably improved outcomes for mothers and their babies." Aetna Aetna has consistently dedicated resources to improving the quality of health care for women. In 1989, the company created the L'il Appleseed Maternity Management Program, a unique program to help women through pregnancy. The company expanded its organizational commitment In the study of organizational behavior and Industrial/Organizational Psychology, organizational commitment is, in a general sense, the employee's psychological attachment to the organization. to women's health care by establishing a Women's Health department in 1997. The department's priorities include maternity education and case management services, and prevention and early detection programs. Aetna is the nation's leading provider of health care and related benefits, serving more than 19 million health care members, 14 million dental members and 11 million group insurance customers. Landacorp Landacorp provides strategic healthcare management solutions to healthcare delivery and payer organizations. Its core Internet- and Windows(R)-based medical management software is integrated with extensive predictive and preventive population health management programs and interactive media services to deliver comprehensive solutions that help manage and avoid cost, and enhance the quality of healthcare. Landacorp products are implemented at more than 180 client sites. Landacorp's corporate headquarters and sales and marketing offices are located in Atlanta, GA. Research and development and client services operations are located in Chico, CA. Additional offices are located in Montclair, NJ, Portland, OR and Raleigh, NC. This release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Landacorp's management that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Examples of forward-looking statements include the anticipation of benefits by Aetna U.S. Healthcare and the members of its L'il Appleseed Maternity Management Program from using our Smoke-free Moms-to-be program. If the anticipated benefits do not result from the use of our products and services, it could impair our ability to use Aetna U.S Healthcare as a reference that could then impair our sales ability. This in turn could reduce our market penetration and resulting revenues and profitability. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, Landacorp's dependence on a limited number of products with limited market acceptance and other factors that are discussed in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 and other documents periodically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Landacorp may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and its reports to shareholders. Landacorp does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the company. Browse the Landacorp web-site at http://www.landacorp.com. Landacorp is a registered trademark of Landacorp, Inc. Aetna U.S. Healthcare, Smoke-free Moms-to-be and L'il Appleseed are registered service or trade marks TRADE MARKS. Signs, writings or tickets put upon manufactured goods, to distinguish them from others. 2. It seems at one time to have been thought that no man acquired a right in a particular mark or stamp. 2 Atk. 484. of Aetna, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. |
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