American Healthways Announces New Diabetes Management Agreement With Riverview Regional Medical Center.Business Editors & Health Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2002 American Healthways, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:AMHC AMHC Association of Mental Health Clergy AMHC Aviation Structural Mechanic Hydraulics Chief ) today announced a new five-year agreement to implement and manage its hospital-based Diabetes Healthways(SM) program for Riverview Regional Medical Center in Gadsden, AL. "Diabetes has a significant impact on hospitals. Over four million people with diabetes are admitted to the hospital each year, comprising 20 percent of all admissions, and nearly 25 percent of all hospital costs," said Mary Hunter, executive vice president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of American Healthways' hospital group. "We are pleased to have been selected by Riverview Regional Medical Center to further enhance and expand the services it provides for patients with diabetes." "At Riverview Regional Medical Center, we recognize the importance of providing specialized inpatient and outpatient care to patients with diabetes," said David McCormack David McCormack is a singer-songwriter from Brisbane, Queensland Australia, who is widely known for fronting the popular Australian rock-band Custard. He was born during the long hot summer of 1968 in the leafy Brisbane suburb of Kenmore. , executive director. "This new partnership with American Healthways is an excellent opportunity for us to focus on diabetes as a main service line." Diabetes Healthways for hospitals is a comprehensive program that helps physicians and other health care providers manage inpatients and outpatients with diabetes. This includes physician support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services , care management, professional and clinical staff education, clinical interventions and patient education. The program's inpatient component uniquely enables hospitals to address the special needs of patients with diabetes, regardless of their reason for admission. The program's outpatient component is designed to help individuals with diabetes develop and practice the self-management skills that will improve their health status and quality of life and reduce the risk of diabetes-related complications. "Riverview Regional Medical Center is committed to providing the highest quality of care for its patients with diabetes and chose the Diabetes Healthways program because of its demonstrated ability to improve overall care and outcomes for our patients while managing costs," said Matthew Heywood, assistant executive director. "Additionally, we partnered with American Healthways to help move to the forefront of diabetes care at a time when the number of people with this chronic disease is increasing at alarming rates." Riverview Regional Medical Center, located in Gadsden, Alabama, is a JCAHO JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, see there accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. , acute care, and full-service hospital with 281 licensed beds. Riverview Regional is owned and operated by Health Management Associates, Inc., (HMA (High Memory Area) In PCs, the first 64K of extended memory from 1024K to 1088K, which can be accessed by DOS. It is managed by the HIMEM.SYS driver. It was discovered by accident that this area could be used by DOS, even though it was beyond the traditional ), an investor-owned company traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. with corporate offices in Naples, Florida. American Healthways (AMHC) is the nation's leading and largest provider of specialized, comprehensive care enhancement services to hospitals, physicians and health plans. In addition, AMHC is the only company in its industry whose programs are designed to meaningfully address the needs of 100% of its customers' populations. The clinical excellence of the Company's programs have been reviewed and approved by Johns Hopkins, and their quality has been recognized by both the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA NCQA National Committee on Quality Assurance, see there ) and the American Accreditation Healthcare Commission (URAC URAC Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (health care accreditation & certification) URAC University Recreation & Aquatic Centre Ltd (Australia) URAC Union Regional de Apoyo Campesino ), the first and only care enhancement provider in the nation to be accredited by both organizations. American Healthways operates diabetes management programs in nearly 80 hospitals nationwide. The Company also has contracts to provide disease and care management programs to health plans with members in all 50 states, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). and Puerto Rico. Further information about American Healthways and its programs can be found at www.americanhealthways.com. --30--ds/ny* csm
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