Eli Lilly and Company Presents the NMHCC Behavioral Healthcare Leadership Awards at the 13th NMHCC Annual Congress.Business/Technology Editors & Health/Medical Writers WALTHAM, Mass.--(BW HealthWire)--March 30, 2001 The 13th Annual National Managed Health Care Congress (NMHCC NMHCC National Managed Health Care Congress ) conference last week in Atlanta, GA, served as the backdrop for the 6th Annual Eli Lilly and Company Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is a global pharmaceutical company and one of the world's largest corporations. Eli Lilly's global headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States. NMHCC Behavioral Healthcare Leadership Awards. The awards were established to recognize unique and outstanding programs dedicated to improving the quality of behavioral health Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or services to consumers. The Behavioral Healthcare Leadership Awards recognize those U.S. organizations which display successful and innovative leadership in how they serve their patients and providers, integrate clinically optimal outcomes in their programs and coordinate and collaborate care management with medical health delivery systems, public mental health systems, employer customers and consumer groups. The winners for this year's awards include Alliance Behavioral Care, Ridgeview Institute, and Macomb-Oakland Regional Center, Inc. Organizations under $10 million in annual revenue/budget Winner: Alliance Behavioral Care (ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ), based in Cincinnati, OH, is one of the oldest and most successful academically based managed behavioral health organizations, serving over 175,000 individuals throughout the Ohio region. Honorable Mention: The Association for Rehabilitative re·ha·bil·i·tate tr.v. re·ha·bil·i·tat·ed, re·ha·bil·i·tat·ing, re·ha·bil·i·tates 1. To restore to good health or useful life, as through therapy and education. 2. Case Management and Housing, 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 , NY Organizations over $10 million, but less than $40 million in annual revenue/budget Winner: Ridgeview Institute, based in suburban Atlanta, GA, provides the highest quality treatment for mental health and addiction problems with inpatient and outpatient programs for children, adolescents and adults. Honorable Mention: Wheeler Clinic, Inc., Plainville, CT Organizations over $40 million in annual revenue/budget Winner: Macomb-Oakland Regional Center, Inc., (MORC MORC Minnesota Off-Road Cyclists (Minneapolis, MN) MORC Midget Ocean Racing Club MORC Moorish Orthodox Radio Crusade (WBAI, New York) MORC Minimum Operating Reliability Criteria ) based in Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries, and is home to slightly over half the state's population. , is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. which provides behavioral health services to individuals and their families. MORC enjoys worldwide recognition for its leadership in the community placement of people with developmental disabilities developmental disabilities (DD), n.pl the pathologic conditions that have their origin in the embryology and growth and development of an individual. DDs usually appear clinically before 18 years of age. and mental illness. Honorable Mention: University Behavioral Health Care, PisCataway,. NJ It is the goal of Eli Lilly and Company and NMHCC that the Behavioral Healthcare Leadership Award winners will serve as models and inspirations for tomorrow's behavioral healthcare programs. Next year, NMHCC will present the Annual National Managed Healthcare Leadership Awards in Baltimore, MD, April 15-17, 2002. Lilly, a leading innovation-driven corporation, is developing a growing portfolio of best-in-class pharmaceutical products by applying the latest research from its own worldwide laboratories and from collaborations with eminent scientific organizations. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, Lilly provides answers through medicines and information for some of the world's most urgent medical needs. Additional information about Lilly is available at www.lilly.com. NMHCC, with offices in Waltham, MA, is the leading provider of strategic business information and education for the healthcare industry. NMHCC provides cutting-edge conferences and expositions, encompassing the wide scope of critical healthcare issues facing the industry today. Additionally, NMHCC offers services that include event management expertise and public seminars. For more information on NMHCC and upcoming events, visit the web site at http://www.nmhcc.org. |
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