CHILDREN'S COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES ANNOUNCES "CONTINUUM OF CARE" CONTRACTS WITH STATE OF TENNESSEE.MURFREESBORO, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 1996--William J Ballard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Children's Comprehensive Services, Inc. ("CCS (1) (Common Channel Signaling) A communications system in which one channel is used for signaling and different channels are used for voice/data transmission. Signaling System 7 (SS7) is a CCS system, also known as CCS7. See SS7. ") (Nasdaq/NM: KIDS), today announced that two existing contracts with the State of Tennessee Tennessee, state, United States Tennessee (tĕn`əsē', tĕn'əsē`), state in the south-central United States. have been replaced with two new contracts that are designed to provide troubled youth a comprehensive continuum Continuum (pl. -tinua or -tinuums) can refer to:
Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. annual revenues to CCS of approximately $1.8 million at profit margins similar to the earlier contracts. Mr. Ballard said, "In addition to the positive financial impact we expect the new contracts to have on future results, we believe the contracts represent an innovative approach to the education and treatment of troubled children. Similar to the development of comprehensive disease management programs in the healthcare industry, the Continuum of Care model for the new contracts is designed to provide children with better education and treatment at lower costs. Rather than directing children to enter a single specific program from among the broad continuum of services CCS offers, the new contracts enable us to provide children access to the full range of services they need as their individual assessments and progress dictate TO DICTATE. To pronounce word for word what is destined to be at the same time written by another. Merlin Rep. mot Suggestion, p. 5 00; Toull. Dr. Civ. Fr. liv. 3, t. 2, c. 5, n. 410. . By designing and implementing individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. programs that draw on our broad resources, we believe we can improve outcomes and reduce length of stay, thereby lowering the average cost of treatment per child. "With one of the broadest ranges of services available for at- risk and troubled youth, CCS is well positioned to implement continuum of care contracts. We believe it is likely that the Tennessee programs will be studied by other state and local governmental agencies throughout the country that deal with troubled youth and that we will have the opportunity to pursue additional contracts of a similar nature." Children's Comprehensive Services provides, either directly or through management contracts, education and treatment services for at risk and troubled youth. It currently offers these services through the operation and management of 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. education programs and both open and secure residential treatment centers A residential treatment center, often referred to by the acronym RTC, is a live-in therapy/behavior modification facility for adolescents who suffer from a variety of emotional conditions, ranging from drug abuse to violence to sexual behavioral problems. for local, state and federal government agencies in Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas. CONTACT: Children's Comprehensive Services Inc., Murfreesboro Donald B. Whitfield, 615/896-3100 |
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