American Healthways Signs Five-Year Agreement with Northern Michigan Hospital for Diabetes Services.Business Editors/Health Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2003 American Healthways, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMHC AMHC Association of Mental Health Clergy AMHC Aviation Structural Mechanic Hydraulics Chief ) announced a new five-year agreement, beginning January 1, 2003, to provide its Diabetes Healthways(SM) program to Petoskey-based Northern Michigan This article is about the region; for the university, see Northern Michigan University Northern Michigan - or more properly Northern Lower Michigan - is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan, popular as a tourist destination. Hospital, a 243-bed regional referral center. The hospital is a member of the Michigan Regional Health system and its medical staff is comprised of physicians from nearly every specialty area in medicine. It was recently named one of HCIA's "Top 100" hospitals for its stroke and cardiovascular programs. "We selected American Healthways because of their unswerving dedication to patient care and their leadership in the disease management industry," said Linda Ward, director of clinical support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for Northern Michigan Hospital. "This partnership will help ensure that our patients with diabetes receive the best possible care to address their unique needs." Diabetes Healthways for hospitals is a comprehensive program that helps physicians and nurses manage inpatients and outpatients with diabetes. This includes physician support services, case 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. "We are so pleased to have the opportunity to work with Northern Michigan Hospital, and we believe this commitment to diabetes patient care will provide significant benefits to both the patients with diabetes in this region and to the physicians who support their care," 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. "Our Diabetes Healthways program is designed to support hospitals and physicians by providing the resources necessary for delivering the highest level of diabetes care, based on the most current, evidence-based clinical guidelines." American Healthways is the nation's leading and largest provider of specialized, comprehensive care enhancement services to health plans, physicians and hospitals, and the only company in its industry whose programs are designed to meaningfully address the needs of 100% of its customer populations. The clinical excellence of the Company's programs have been reviewed and approved by Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. , and their quality has been recognized by the National Committee on Quality Assurance, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, and the American Accreditation Healthcare Commission The Healthcare Commission is an independent body, set up to promote and drive improvement in the quality of healthcare and public health in England and Wales. It aims to achieve this by becoming an authoritative and trusted source of information and by ensuring that this , the first and only care enhancement provider in the nation to be 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. or certified by all three organizations. The Company recently received the industry's prestigious Comprehensive Disease Management Company Leadership Award for an unprecedented second consecutive year. American Healthways operates diabetes management This article is about the management of diabetes mellitus. For more on the disease itself see diabetes mellitus. Diabetes is a chronic disease with no cure as of 2007. It is associated with an impaired glucose cycle, altering metabolism. programs in nearly 80 hospitals nationwide. The Company also 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. |
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