CareWise to provide health counseling to PHS members.SEATTLE--(BW HealthWire)--March 5, 1997--CareWise Inc. (formerly EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. 2) has announced an agreement to provide telephone nurse counseling services for Physicians Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract Inc. (PHS (Personal Handyphone System) A TDMA-based cellular phone system introduced in Japan in mid-1995. Operating in the 1880-1930 MHz band, PHS uses microcells that cover an area only 100 to 500 meters in diameter, resulting in lower equipment costs but requiring more base ), which will cover a total of 330,000 members. PHS, a leading managed care organization based in Shelton, Conn., has already enrolled 32,000 of its members in CareWise Inc. programs on a trial basis during the past year. Based on the results of the trial, PHS has agreed to enroll approximately 300,000 additional members with CareWise Inc. CareWise Inc. will provide an array of programs to PHS members, including the award-winning CareWise(R) program, which integrates consumer-oriented information, tested communication materials and 24-hour confidential, telephone nurse counseling. Other services will include the CareWise Audio Library and BabyWise(R), a risk-assessment and telephone nurse counseling program for expectant mothers. "We selected CareWise because of its considerable experience in this field," said PHS Vice President of Customer Relations Nancy Yedlin, "and its commitment to working collaboratively with PHS on approaches that will improve the health and well-being of our members." "PHS chose us after a year-long, side-by-side comparison with Access Health," said CareWise Inc. President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. John Gebhart. "We are delighted that PHS found our service and program offerings more in line with what they want, and we look forward to serving their entire membership." Physicians Health Services Inc. is a full-service health plan serving 425,000 members in Connecticut, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and New Jersey. With more than 30,000 providers in its tri-state network, PHS is one of the few tri-state plans to receive full, three-year accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance National Committee for Quality Assurance Medical practice A private, not-for-profit organization which has become the leading accreditor of managed care plans; in site visits, NCQA reviewers evaluate a managed care plan in terms of quality management, physicians' (NCQA NCQA National Committee on Quality Assurance, see there ). According to a recent nationwide study published by U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report Weekly newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. U.S. News was founded in 1933 by David Lawrence (1888–1973) to cover important domestic events; he founded World Report in 1945 to treat world news. The two magazines were merged in 1948. , PHS received the highest rating of any health plan serving the New York tri-state market. PHS was also rated the top health plan in New York and Connecticut in a 1996 survey of patients, employers and providers conducted by the health care consulting firm, Watson Wyatt Worldwide. CareWise Inc. is a national provider of health care decision-support services that lower the cost of medical care while improving plan members' health and satisfaction with their health plan. The company's programs serve more than 2.4 million people. Clients include United Airlines, the American Postal Workers' Union Health Plan, SelectCare and MDNY Healthcare. For more information, contact CareWise Inc. at 800/927-9225 or visit the Web site at http://www.carewiseinc.com CONTACT: CareWise Inc. Craig S. Russell, 206/749-1861 crussell@carewiseinc.com or Hawkins & Co. Inc. Ruth Ann Burke, 206/217-9700 x.227 prhawk@ix.netcom.com |
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