American Healthways, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Expand Program, Extend Terms.NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- American Healthways, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AMHC AMHC Association of Mental Health Clergy AMHC Aviation Structural Mechanic Hydraulics Chief ) today announced an expansion of its agreement with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care - the nation's No. 1 health plan for member satisfaction and quality of care - to offer its Heart Champion cardiac disease management program to the health plan's self-insured customers, which represent about 30 percent of the health plan's total membership. The agreement also gives Harvard Pilgrim's self-insured customers the option to purchase American Healthways' diabetes, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease n. Abbr. COPD A chronic lung disease, such as asthma or emphysema, in which breathing becomes slowed or forced. and 11 impact condition programs. In addition, Harvard Pilgrim agreed to extend the terms of its existing contracts with American Healthways to Feb. 28, 2010. American Healthways has been delivering cardiac disease management services to Harvard Pilgrim's fully insured members since March 2004. The Company's StatusOne program also has administered the Harvard Pilgrim Health Advance care management program since June 2001. Since that time, Harvard Pilgrim Health Advance has improved the quality of life for more than 7,000 members and decreased their dependence on the health-care system. "Harvard Pilgrim has a longstanding commitment to clinical excellence and innovation, and we have been extremely pleased with the outcomes we have achieved thus far through our partnership with American Healthways," said Roberta Herman MD, Harvard Pilgrim's Chief Medical Officer. "Together, we are able to work with patients to help them understand and adhere to adhere to verb 1. follow, keep, maintain, respect, observe, be true, fulfil, obey, heed, keep to, abide by, be loyal, mind, be constant, be faithful 2. some very basic standards of care Standards of care are medical or psychological treatment guidelines, and can be general or specific. They specify appropriate treatment protocols based on scientific evidence, and collaboration between medical and/or psychological professionals involved in the treatment of a given that, when followed, are proven to improve their health." All of American Healthways' programs are designed to enhance the patient-physician relationship patient-physician relationship Medtalk A formal relationship that exists between the physician and the Pt, often equated to medical 'duties' that the physician must perform in a professionally acceptable manner. See Doctor-Pt interaction. Cf Abandonment. and are centered on the whole person, not just their disease. Nurses use state-of-the art technologies to educate, develop care support plans, set attainable goals and continually outreach to members to achieve improved clinical outcomes, improved health status, improved member and physician satisfaction and reduced costs. "We are pleased that Harvard Pilgrim has chosen to both extend and expand its relationship with American Healthways, and we look forward to continuing our work with them to offer their members the most integrated and innovative total health-care solutions available," said Ben R. Leedle Jr., president and chief executive officer of American Healthways. About Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is a not-for-profit health plan with 800,000 members in Massachusetts, New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). and Maine and has a network of more than 22,000 doctors and 130 hospitals. Harvard Pilgrim provides innovative approaches to health improvement and disease management, unique online tools that speed and simplify key transactions for employers and providers, and personalized health support for members at www.harvardpilgrim.org. About American Healthways American Healthways is the nation's leading and largest provider of specialized, comprehensive disease management, care enhancement and high-risk health management services proven to improve the quality of health care and lower costs. As of Nov. 30, 2004, the Company had more than 1.4 million lives under management nationwide. For more information, visit www.americanhealthways.com. 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 This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based upon current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. In order for American Healthways to utilize the "safe harbor" provisions of 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, investors are hereby cautioned that these statements may be affected by the important factors, among others, included in the discussion in Part I, Item 1, and Part II, Item 7, of American Healthways' Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2004, and Part I, Item 2 of American Healthways' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended Nov. 30, 2004. Consequently, actual operations and results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. American Healthways undertakes no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements. |
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