Matria Healthcare Announces a Complete Solution to Identify and Close Care Gaps, Enhance Outcomes.New Product to Reduce Healthcare Costs Though Better Utilization of Screenings, Preventive Measures and Other Recommended Treatment MARIETTA, Ga. -- Matria Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : MATR MATR Montana Associated Technology Roundtables Matr Matroos (Dutch) MATR Minimum Average Time Requirement ) a leading provider of comprehensive health enhancement solutions to health plans, employers and government agencies, today announces the release of Physician-Patient Care Alerts, the latest addition to its portfolio of wellness, productivity and disease management solutions. Physician-Patient Care Alerts identify care gaps within a population and then notify physicians of these gaps, thus improving compliance, care quality and clinical outcomes, thereby reducing healthcare costs. Physician-Patient Care Alerts leverage Matria's electronic health records and industry-leading informatics capabilities to: * Screen proactively for care gaps by analyzing medical, pharmacy, laboratory and other pertinent claims data. * Notify physicians of a broad range of critical care gaps, including sub-optimal and duplicate therapies, drug noncompliance noncompliance failure of the owner to follow instructions, particularly in administering medication as prescribed; a cause of a less than expected response to treatment. noncompliance , early therapy discontinuation and missing screening/preventive measures. As reported in the National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report, both released in 2006 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, n.pr formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, this agency researches the quality of medical care and health services. (AHRQ AHRQ, n.pr See Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. ) of the Department of Health & Human Services, providers are missing important chances to help Americans avoid disease and costly complications. Physician-Patient Care Alerts is a unique and comprehensive solution designed to close costly care gaps. "Health plans and employers are increasingly looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. solutions to further enable physicians to improve patient outcomes," says Richard M. Hassett, 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. . "Physician-Patient Care Alerts provide a cost-effective way to effectively notify physicians about care gaps across an entire population. Combined with our other integrated health enhancement solutions, Physician-Patient Care Alerts will enable physicians to improve the health of their patients." Results show that in a single year, Physician-Patient Care Alerts can identify 250,000 care gaps in populations of one million participants, with a higher incidence in elderly populations. Applied to millions of individuals nationwide, the program can significantly reduce noncompliance, potentially reducing serious and costly health consequences typically absorbed by health plans and employers. The National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report both state that the use of preventive care and screenings lags significantly behind other healthcare gains. For example, only about 52 percent of adults reported receiving recommended colorectal cancer screenings - when about 56,000 Americans die from colorectal cancer each year, more lives than are lost to breast cancer and AIDS combined. The full reports can be accessed at http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhqr06/nhqr06.htm and http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr06/nhdr06.htm. For more information about Physician-Patient Care Alerts, contact Scott McClintock at 770/767-4500. ABOUT MATRIA HEALTHCARE Matria Healthcare is a leading provider of comprehensive health enhancement solutions to health plans, employers and government agencies. Matria manages major chronic diseases and episodic conditions, including diabetes, 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. , coronary artery disease coronary artery disease, condition that results when the coronary arteries are narrowed or occluded, most commonly by atherosclerotic deposits of fibrous and fatty tissue. , asthma, 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. , high-risk obstetrics, cancer, chronic pain, depression, and obesity. The company also delivers programs that address wellness, healthy living, productivity improvement, and patient advocacy. Headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, Matria operates through nearly 50 offices around the United States. More information about Matria can be found online at www.matria.com. |
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