CorSolutions Recieves Two Recognition Awards From The Disease Management Association Of America.Business Editors BUFFALO GROVE Buffalo Grove A village of northeast Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Population: 43,300. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2001 CorSolutions Awarded for Best Application of Behavior Change Principles and Leadership in the Accreditation area CorSolutions was recognized with two awards at the 2001 Disease Management Association of America (DMAA DMAA Disease Management Association of America DMAA Distal Metatarsal Articular Angle (radiology) DMAA Dimethylacetamide (solvent) DMAA Dragon Martial Arts Association (UK) ) Annual Leadership Forum including the "Recognizing Excellence Award - Best Application of Behavior Change Behavior change refers to any transformation or modification of human behavior. Such changes can occur intentionally, through behavior modification, without intention, or change rapidly in situations of mental illness. Principles to Disease Management" and a leadership award to Richard Vance, M.D., 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 CorSolutions, for his work on industry accreditation. "We are honored to receive recognition on many levels by the DMAA, our industry's most well-respected association," said L. Peter Smith, chief executive officer of CorSolutions. "We are especially pleased that our industry selected CorSolutions as the first recipient of these awards. The Excellence Awards we received for CorSolutions' behavior change principles and for Dr. Vance's accreditation leadership illustrate our ability to design programs that both deliver results for our customer and improve participant quality of life." CorSolutions received an excellence award for the company's innovative approach to behavior modification behavior modification n. 1. The use of basic learning techniques, such as conditioning, biofeedback, reinforcement, or aversion therapy, to teach simple skills or alter undesirable behavior. 2. See behavior therapy. within their health solutions programs, which is built on the proven methodology that once a patient's attitude about healthy behavior is changed, that behavior becomes self-motivating and tends to be long lasting. CorSolutions' behavior modification programs apply the principles of the Bandura ban`dur´a n. 1. A traditional Ukrainian stringed musical instrument shaped like a lute, having many strings. Social Cognitive Theory Social Cognitive Theory utilized both in Psychology and Communications posits that portions of an individual's knowledge acquisition can be directly related to observing others within the context of social interactions, experiences, and outside media influences. and Prochaska Stages of Change Models, which focus on an individual's beliefs, experiences and barriers that affect behavior change. "It is always a pleasure to honor organizations like CorSolutions that have been true pioneers in the disease management industry and have helped establish the Disease Management of America," said Warren Todd, Executive Director of DMAA. "The overall leadership in disease management that CorSolutions has demonstrated has obviously carried over into the critical area of Behavior Change. It was an honor to present CorSolutions with the DMAA Recognizing Excellence Award for demonstrating excellence in the application of behavior change principles to disease management." The excellence award was a competitive industry category that focused on four critical areas including: leadership vision, innovation in implementation, industry impact, and performance measurements. "It is reassuring to know that the rapidly growing disease management industry continues to validate CorSolutions business applications as best of class," Smith added. The association also recognized Richard Vance, M.D., with an accreditation award for his work over the past year leading the DMAA Accreditation Committee. He has played a pivotal role in CorSolutions' successful product development and quality enhancement initiatives, establishing CorSolutions at the forefront of proactive condition management. As a former customer, Richard Vance, M.D., joined CorSolutions bringing a frontline front·line also front line n. 1. A front or boundary, especially one between military, political, or ideological positions. 2. Basketball See frontcourt. 3. Football The linemen of a team. perspective from his years at Humana as vice president and corporate medical director for population health improvement. At Humana, he worked closely with CorSolutions to implement chronic disease management programs that consistently delivered industry-leading results. Today, Dr. Vance continues to play a key role in the industry's quality initiatives, serving as a member of the National Committee of Quality Assurance's (NCQA NCQA National Committee on Quality Assurance, see there ) advisory council on accreditation in disease management. "One of the core missions of DMAA is to ensure that the development of standards for the industry are appropriate and do not create obstacles to the continued expansion of disease management," added Todd. "Dr. Richard Vance took on this challenge via his chairmanship of DMAA's Accreditation Committee and has done an outstanding job. The industry is clearly better off as the results of Dr. Vance's collaborative efforts with NCQA, URAC URAC Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (health care accreditation & certification) URAC University Recreation & Aquatic Centre Ltd (Australia) URAC Union Regional de Apoyo Campesino and JACHO JACHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations ." CorSolutions also was recently recognized as one of the top 10 DM Vendors by the Disease Management Purchasing Consortium. About CorSolutions CorSolutions Medical, Inc. is the nation's leading customer-centric health intelligence and solutions company. CorSolutions offers chronic care management services, population-based chronic care management for individuals affected by chronic diseases, including congestive heart failure congestive heart failure, inability of the heart to expel sufficient blood to keep pace with the metabolic demands of the body. In the healthy individual the heart can tolerate large increases of workload for a considerable length of time. , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease n. Abbr. COPD A chronic lung disease, such as asthma or emphysema, in which breathing becomes slowed or forced. , diabetes and asthma. Through telephone consultation, interactive voice response, home visits and the company's interactive patient/member Web site, (www.ecorsolutions.com), CorSolutions' nurses concentrate on stabilizing stabilizing, v to hold a limb motionless in order to ground its energy; a standard isometric resistance technique, it releases tension and lengthens muscle fibers. and improving patients' health and promoting patient satisfaction and quality of life while reducing unnecessary healthcare costs. Using the exclusive MULTIFIT(SM) approach of physician-directed, nurse-mediated, patient-managed care, CorSolutions consistently delivers measurable health improvements and significant cost-savings for its customers. CorSolutions currently has more than 100 contracts representing 50 million commercial and 2.8 million Medicare risk members throughout the country. Based in Buffalo Grove, IL, CorSolutions has grown from $5 million in annual revenues in 1995 to approximately $70 million in 2001. For more information, visit the company's corporate Web site at http://www.corsolutions.com. SOURCE: CorSolutions |
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