Alere Medical, State of Colorado Extend Contract; Asthma Program for Medicaid Recipients Extended into 2007.RENO, Nev. -- Continuing a successful disease management pilot which became a permanently funded program, Alere Medical Inc., the leading specialty disease management company, announced today that its contract with the State of Colorado for the Alere Asthma Program powered by National Jewish has been extended into 2007. "Since implementing Alere's asthma program, we've seen a marked reduction in asthma-related hospitalizations," said Barbara B. Prehmus, MPH MPH Master of Public Health. MPH Master's Degree in Public Health Director of the Medical Assistance Office for the State of Colorado. "We began with a pilot program, which was so effective we were able to create a permanently funded program, and now we're able to extend it for an even longer period of time." "Alere is pleased to continue the State of Colorado Medicaid Medicaid, national health insurance program in the United States for low-income persons; established in 1965 with passage of the Social Security Amendments and now run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. asthma program originally implemented by National Jewish," added Timothy J. Moore, M.D., M.S., executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Alere. The asthma program for Medicaid recipients in Colorado began with a disease management pilot program in 2002. The pilot became a permanently funded asthma program from November 2004 through June 2006, and now has been extended through June of 2007. About Alere Medical Inc. Alere Medical Inc. is a leader in specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. , disease management services focusing on select high cost diseases to maximize clients' return on investment. Alere produces unequalled clinical and cost saving results, by precision targeting the patients who will benefit most from specialty interventions. Alere's integrated care monitoring system identifies and monitors all medium- and high-risk patients, and prioritizes those patients to facilitate efficient workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. . With published outcomes that exceed those of any competitor, Alere Medical's disease management programs result in improved clinical outcomes for patients, and guaranteed savings for clients. Alere Medical has received NCQA NCQA National Committee on Quality Assurance, see there Patient 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. Full Accreditation accreditation, n a process of formal recognition of a school or institution attesting to the required ability and performance in an area of education, training, or practice. for its Heart Failure Disease Management Program (2004-2007), and is also ranked #61 on the Inc. 500 list of America's fastest-growing private companies (2005). For more information, visit www.alere.com or call 775-829-8885. |
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