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Health Dialog CEO to Present at the 2006 IHPM Health Management Conference; Health Dialog Partner, Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making (FIMDM), and Client, American Standard, Also Presenting.


Health Dialog Health Dialog is a major international provider of Care Management services based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded by George Bennett and Chris McKown in 1997, the company was built in collaboration with the not-for-profit Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making (FIMDM) to  
Who:    George Bennett, PhD, Chairman and CEO, Health Dialog

        Albert G. Mulley, MD, MPP, Co-Founder of FIMDM, Chief of the
        General Medicine Division at Massachusetts General Hospital

        Joseph Checkley, Global Director, Employee Benefits, American
        Standard Companies

What:   Health Dialog's CEO, a co-founder of its partner, FIMDM, and
        the global director of employee benefits of its client,
        American Standard, will be speaking at the Institute for
        Health and Productivity Management (IHPM) 2nd Annual Health
        Management Conference.

        Dr. Bennett will be speaking as part of a panel on the
        following topic:

        "Value Matters: A Call for a New Approach to Value for
        America's Employers"

        This panel will focus on the process of executing a
        value-based employee health, well-being, and productivity
        business strategy.

        Dr. Mulley will be speaking as part of a panel on the
        following topic:

        "Consumer-Centric Informed Medical Decision Making Approaches
        in the Workplace"

        Panelists will discuss how meaningful collaboration between
        informed patients and doctors leads to improved health
        outcomes and medical cost improvements by improving the
        quality of healthcare decisions.

        Mr. Checkley will be presenting on the following topic:

        "American Standard Initiates Comprehensive Program to Improve
        Employee Health"

        This presentation will explore American Standard's
        employee-centric health management program.

        Attendees from television, newspapers, and magazines who are
        interested in learning more about these topics are welcome to
        join. Also encouraged to attend are industry and financial
        analysts as well as C-level and senior executives from
        employer groups.

Where:  Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
        1500 Epcot Resort Boulevard
        Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
        Phone: 407-934-4000

When:   "Value Matters: A Call for a New Approach to Value for
        America's Employers" will take place:

        Friday, March 31st from 9:00AM - 10:30AM

        "Consumer-Centric Informed Medical Decision Making Approaches
        in the Workplace" will take place:

        Wednesday, March 29th from 3:15PM - 4:30PM

        "American Standard Initiates Comprehensive Program to Improve
        Employee Health" will take place as part of a session called
        "Making Health Management Work", which takes place:

        Wednesday, March 29th from 4:30PM - 6:00PM


About Health Dialog:

Health Dialog is a leading provider of care management services, including disease management, and is one of the fastest growing privately held firms in the U.S. The firm helps physician groups, health plans, and self-insured self-insured Self fund Health insurance adjective Referring to the practice of carrying an individual health insurance policy for oneself; self insurance is usually more expensive than group insurance  employers improve healthcare quality while reducing overall costs. The firm's services include analytic an·a·lyt·ic or an·a·lyt·i·cal
adj.
1. Of or relating to analysis or analytics.

2. Expert in or using analysis, especially one who thinks in a logical manner.

3. Psychoanalytic.
 services and telephonic and other care management support for individuals. Health Dialog helps individuals become more actively engaged in their healthcare and have more effective relationships with their physicians. For more information about Health Dialog, please visit www.healthdialog.com.

About IHPM IHPM Institute for Health and Productivity Management :

The Institute for Health and Productivity Management (IHPM) is a global enterprise founded in 1997 to establish the full value of employee health and maximize In a graphical environment, to enlarge a window to the full size of the screen. See Win Maximize windows.  its impact on business performance. It does this by helping employers to identify the total cost impact of employee illness on business performance; choose the best opportunities to reduce that impact and improve performance; and measure the success of their efforts. For more information, please visit www.ihpm.org See .org.

(networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations.

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