Wausau Benefits Selects Protocol Driven Healthcare to Enhance Online Medical Management Offerings.

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

WAUSAU, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2003

Wausau Benefits, the country's fifth largest third-party administrator of employee benefit plans, has chosen Protocol Driven Healthcare, Inc. (PDHI) to enhance its Internet-based medical management services.

"Online tools are critical to the success of health and wellness programs and for monitoring chronic health conditions for disease management," explained Alfred P. Moore, president and chief executive officer of Wausau Benefits. "We have a strong and proven approach to medical management that can only be enhanced by adding an effective and comprehensive Internet health management program. We chose PDHI as our application provider because it offers high quality content and tools that are both easy to use and easily integrated into our environment."

Wausau Benefits, based in Wausau, WI, will now offer a Health and Wellness Center. In addition to an interactive health risk assessment for employees of self-insured customers, the center will include seven chronic condition management modules to customers' health plan members participating in Wausau Benefits disease management programs. Wausau Benefits nurses will use the PDHI care enhancement module to monitor, review member data and communicate confidentially with health plan members. Access to the Web site will be available at www.wausaubenefits.com.

"Wausau Benefits has an aggressive strategic initiative to provide a comprehensive online health and wellness and condition management program," said Jennifer Jolley, President of PDHI. "Fully integrated with the Wausau Benefits CareLink2Health(SM) portal, our programs will help members make informed choices about their health and positively impact outcomes."

Wausau Benefits provides employee benefit plan administrative and management services for groups ranging in size from 200 employees to large, national accounts. The company serves more than 2.5 million enrollees of 460 self-insured employers nationwide. The company is accredited by URAC (also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission) for Utilization Management, Case Management, Claim Processing, and most recently Disease Management. For more information about Wausau Benefits Online Services, visit www.wausaubenefits.com. For faster access, be sure to enter the complete Wausau Benefits Web address.

Protocol Driven Healthcare, Inc. (PDHI), a privately held corporation based in Bernardsville, N.J., develops and markets a web-based application platform that enables self-directed care. PDHI applications empower individuals to take control of their health and develop positive behavioral changes. Solutions are delivered on a secure, robust, and flexible web-based platform that can be fully integrated into the client's environment. PDHI solutions are used by self-insured corporations, health benefit organizations, disease management companies, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.