American Healthways and Rocky Mountain Health Plans Partner to Improve Health, Reduce Costs.Business Editors NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2004 Top-rated Colorado Health Plan Expands Diabetes and Cardiac Disease Management Efforts American Healthways, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMHC AMHC Association of Mental Health Clergy AMHC Aviation Structural Mechanic Hydraulics Chief ) the nation's leading and largest provider of disease management, care enhancement and high-risk health management programs, today announced a three-year agreement with Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Health Plans (RMHP RMHP Rocky Mountain Health Plans ) to provide diabetes and cardiac disease management programs to RMHP's fully-insured, commercial population beginning July 1, 2004. The programs will complement RMHP's existing efforts to help primary care physicians put into practice a new approach to chronic illness care. "American Healthways' approach to disease management is consistent with RMHP's long-standing commitment to enhancing 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 maintaining the critical balance between cost, quality and positive health outcomes," said RMHP Medical Director Bruce Wilson Bruce Wilson may refer to:
American Healthways' programs are designed to enhance the patient-physician relationship and are based on the whole person, not just their disease. Nurses use state-of-the art technologies to develop care support plans, set attainable goals and continually reach out to members to achieve improved clinical outcomes, improved health status, improved member and physician satisfaction and reduced costs. "We are pleased that Rocky Mountain Health Plans chose American Healthways as its disease management partner, and we look forward to working 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 Rocky Mountain Health Plans Rocky Mountain Health Plans provides medical benefit plans and services to approximately 120,000 enrollees. The organization offers a wide range of medical benefit options, including PPO PPO abbr. preferred provider organization PPO Managed care Preferred provider organization, see there Infectious disease Pleuropneumonia-like organism, see there , HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, , and indemnity-based medical plans. Through its family of health plans, Rocky Mountain Health Plans serves a broad cross-section of Coloradans, including commercial groups, individuals, Medicare and Medicaid Medicare and Medicaid U.S. government programs in effect since 1966. Medicare covers most people 65 or older and those with long-term disabilities. Part A, a hospital insurance plan, also pays for home health visits and hospice care. eligible persons, and children who receive care under the state's Child Health Plan Plus program. In the 2003 Health Matters Quality Report, produced by the Colorado Business Group on Health, Rocky Mountain Health Plans was the only health plan in Colorado to receive a Significantly Higher Than Average score for overall quality of health care. About American Healthways American Healthways (AMHC) 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 Dec. 18, 2003, the Company had over 1 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 the 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, set forth. Consequently, actual operations and results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. The important factors are 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, 2003, 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. 2003. American Healthways undertakes no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements. |
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